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Call Number: 1979.021
Extent: 3.75 Linear feet, in 9 document boxes.
This collection comprises the subject files of the Downtown Brooklyn Development Association. The association was founded in 1929 as a civic group concerned with the problems of the business and shopping center in downtown Brooklyn. The papers are news clippings, correspondence, brochures, newsletters, pamphlets, legislative documents, photographs, city plans and maps, and other items relating to organizations and causes with which the association was involved. The majority of the documents were produced by external bodies or individuals but were integral the association’s activities. The three subjects most comprehensively addressed are the development of the Brooklyn Civic Center (Cadman Plaza), the redevelopment of Fulton Street, and traffic and transportation.
Names:
- Downtown Brooklyn Development Association
- Blum, Robert E.
- Bourke-White, Margaret, 1904-1971
- Davenport, Henry J.
- Moses, Robert, 1888-1981
- Roscoe, Andrew S.
- Stamm, Godfrey A.
- Swift, Thomas A.
- Abraham & Straus
- American Red Cross
- Better Business Bureau of New York City
- Brooklyn Borough Hall (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn daily eagle
- Brooklyn Law School
- Brooklyn Public Library
- Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company
- Citizens Budget Commission (New York, N.Y.)
- Citizens Union Foundation (New York, N.Y.)
- Citizens’ Zoning Committee, Inc
- Independent Subway System (New York, N.Y.)
- Interborough Rapid Transit Company
- New York (N.Y.). City Planning Commission
- New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Commerce and Industrial Development
- New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Correction
- New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks
- New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Public Works
- New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Traffic
- New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission
- New York Naval Shipyard
- Pratt Institute
- Regional Plan Association (New York, N.Y.)
- Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (New York, N.Y.)
- George Washington Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
- Holland Tunnel (New York, N.Y.)
- Lincoln Tunnel (New York, N.Y.)
- Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)
- Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)
- Throgs Neck Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
- Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Central business districts
- City planning
- Community centers — New York (State) — New York
- Courthouses — New York (State) — New York
- Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.)
- Local transit — New York (State) — New York
- Parks — New York (State) — New York
- Post office buildings — New York (State) — New York
- Railroads, Elevated
- Transportation
- Urban renewal — New York (State) — New York
Types of material:
- Blueprints (reprographic copies)
- Brochures
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Legislative hearings
- Maps
- Negatives (photographic)
- Newsletters
- Pamphlets
- Photographs
- Press releases
- Resolutions (administrative records)
- Speeches
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Call Number: 1978.118
Extent: 0.2 Linear feet, in two folders
This collection pertains to Brooklyn P.S. 3, located at Hancock Street and Bedford Avenue. One volume contains a listing of the members of the classes of 1892 and 1893 and the reunions they attended. Also included is correspondence between P.S. 3 alumni regarding class reunions during the 1940s, and a scrapbook containing graduation programs, reunion dinner programs, clippings, and group photographs.
Names:
- Old Crowd of Public School No. 3
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Public schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- Reunions
Types of material:
- Attendance lists
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Photographs
- Programs (documents)
- Scrapbooks
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Call Number: 1985.050
Extent: 1.0 Linear feet, in one record carton.
The Hart family papers include correspondence, certificates, obituary notices, wedding invitations, genealogy notes and papers, deeds, insurance records, and securities account books. Also included are a number of photographs, including images of the interior of the Hart residence at 494 Jamaica Avenue in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatlands, an image of Edith Linton Hart with her mother and sisters circa 1865, a tintype of the opening of the Union Elevated Railroad in 1888, and images of members of the Hart and Packard families, including Frank and Edith Hart’s son, Ronald Hart, in World War I uniform.
Edith Linton married Frank Elsworth Hart in Plymouth Church in 1889 or 1890. He died in 1895, leaving her with two small boys. His father, Frederick D. Hart, was chief engineer of Ridgewood Water Works. Edith then became a music teacher in the public schools and retired in 1921.
Names:
- Hart family
- Linton family
- Packard family
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatlands (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Families — New York (State) — Kings County
- Genealogy
Types of material:
- Account books
- Certificates
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Family papers
- Genealogies
- Insurance records
- Obituaries
- Photographs
- Wedding announcements
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Call Number: V1988.012
Extent: 0.42 Linear feet, in one manuscript box.
The Otto Dreschmeyer Brooklyn slides date from 1965 to 1968 and contain 157 items. The collection is composed entirely of color slides taken by Dreschmeyer in Brooklyn, likely using a Hasselblad camera. Slides dated 1965 document the annual Brooklyn Memorial Day parade. Parade images center around Grand Army Plaza, showing the crowds near the Brooklyn Public Library main branch and Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch, along with parade marchers on Eastern Parkway. Several slides show the John F. Kennedy Memorial at Grand Army Plaza around the time of its unveiling. Slides of the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens are also included.
Later images in the collection feature docks and beach scenes from Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island in Brooklyn, and Rockaway Point in Queens. Coney Island scenes document the boardwalk and associated attractions such as the Cyclone, Wonder Wheel, and Parachute Jump. Views of Coney Island from the ocean, as well as night views and fireworks displays are also included. Lastly, the collection contains views of Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor from Brooklyn, including the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, South Ferry in Manhattan and the Staten Island Ferry.
Otto Dreschmeyer (1896-1983) was a resident of the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens.
Names:
- Dreschmeyer, Otto
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Brooklyn Public Library
- Staten Island Ferry
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Eastern Parkway (New York, N.Y.)
- Grand Army Plaza (New York, N.Y.)
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)
- Rockaway Beach (New York, N.Y.)
- Sheepshead Bay (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Beaches — New York (State) — New York
- Docks — New York (State) — New York
- Ferries — New York (State) — New York
- Fireworks — New York (State) — New York
- Parades — New York (State) — New York
- Recreation — New York (State) — New York
- Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch (New York, N.Y.)
Types of material:
- Color slides
- Photographs
- Slides (photographs)
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Call Number: V1974.040
Extent: 0.2 Linear feet, in one manuscript box.
The Brooklyn Academy of Photography Blizzard of 1888 photograph album dates from 1888 and contains 168 photographs. The album documents the effects of the blizzard in Brooklyn and Manhattan, showing street scenes, snow removal efforts, and different modes of transit hampered by the snowfall. Brooklyn neighborhoods represented in the collection include Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Williamsburg. The collection also contains images of Prospect Park, Fort Greene Park, the East River, and the Brooklyn terminal of the Wall Street ferry; Manhattan locations include Wall Street and Lower Manhattan. In addition to images of row houses, churches, and businesses buried in the snow, photographs in the collection also depict groups of laborers working to remove snowbanks, as well as horse-drawn streetcars and sleighs on Brooklyn streets.
All photographs in the album were taken by members of the Brooklyn Academy of Photography, though no individual photographers are identified. Some photographs in this collection are possibly the work of academy member Adrian Vanderveer Martense, as similar or identical images of the blizzard are also found in the Adrian Vanderveer Martense collection (ARC.191).
Names:
- Brooklyn Academy of Photography
Places:
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
- Boerum Hill (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
- Downtown Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- East River (N.Y.)
- Fort Greene (New York, N.Y.)
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)
- Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)
- Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)
- Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Blizzards — Atlantic States
- Church buildings — New York (State) — Kings County
- Local transit — New York (State) — Kings County
- Row houses — New York (State) — Kings County
- Snow removal — New York (State) — Kings County
- Street photography — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
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Call Number: V1974.044
Extent: 0.1 Linear feet, 47 photographic prints contained in five folders and 16 negatives housed in one medium format negative box.
The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) photographs of colonial buildings in Brooklyn is comprised of 47 black-and-white photographic prints, dating from 1940. The photographer, Stanley P. Mixon, was employed by the HABS project to document historic buildings throughout the United States. This collection documents four buildings located in Brooklyn, N.Y.: the Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead (1760), Erasmus Hall (1787), the Old Stone House (also known at the Vechte-Cortelyou House; 1699), and the Sands Mansion (1787). All photographs were taken within a two-day period, on either March 18, 1940 or March 19, 1940. Photographs of exterior views, interior views, and detail views are included in the collection. The prints are 5 x 7, though the collection contains one 7.5 x 10 print of Erasmus Hall, photographed by George B. Brainard. This photograph was not created as part of the HABS project.
Names:
- Mixon, Stanley P.
- Erasmus Hall
- Old Stone House (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Sands Mansion (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead (New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Buildings, structures, etc. — Pictorial works
Subjects:
- Dwellings — New York (State) — Kings County
- School buildings — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Black-and-white prints (photographs)
- Detail views
- Dutch Colonial
- Exterior views
- Interior views
- Photographic prints
- Photographs
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Call Number: V1991.004
Extent: 0.03 Linear feet, two items housed in one folder.
The Los Angeles Dodgers centennial press kit photographs consist of two modern black-and-white photographic prints. One photograph is a group portrait of the 1890 Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, while the other photograph consists of four panels showing views of four different baseball fields that were home to the Brooklyn Dodgers or the Los Angeles Dodgers. A view of Ebbets Field in Brooklyn is included. Though the photographic prints date from circa 1990, the original images from which the prints were reproduced date from circa 1890 to 1990.
Names:
- Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team)
- Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
Subjects:
- Aerial photographs
- Baseball fields
- Baseball teams — New York (State) — Kings County
- Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.)
Types of material:
- Black-and-white prints (photographs)
- Group portraits
- Photographs
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Call Number: V1987.012
Extent: 0.03 Linear feet, 10 items contained in one folder.
The Chuck Connors photographs consist of 10 black-and-white photographic prints spanning the period circa 1938 to 1987. All photographs are 8 x 10 portraits that document Connors career as a professional baseball player and basketball player on teams such as the Bay Ridge Celtics (Brooklyn), Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Montreal Royals, and Boston Celtics, as well as his career as a character actor. The most recent photograph, dating from 1987, is a portrait autographed by Connors to Brooklyn Historical Society.
Actor and professional athlete Chuck Connors was born Kevin Joseph Connors in Brooklyn, N.Y. on April 10, 1921. Gifted athletically, Connors won a scholarship to attend Adelphi Academy, a private college preparatory high school in Brooklyn, and graduated in 1939. Concurrently, Connors played for the Bay Ridge Celtics, a local Brooklyn baseball team. After attending Seton Hall University in New Jersey for a short time, Connors left to enlist in the U.S. Army during WWII. After serving in the Army, Connors pursued a professional athletic career, first joining the newly established Boston Celtics basketball team in 1946 before leaving basketball for baseball. Connors played for minor league teams and farms teams until he was brought up to the major league to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949. A first baseman, Connors only played one game for the Dodgers. In 1951, Connors went to the Chicago Cubs where he played 66 games as first baseman for the Cubs. In 1952, Connors returned to the minor league, playing for the Cubs farm team, the Los Angeles Angels. It was while playing for the Angels that Connors was “discovered” by a movie studio employee and was signed to do his first film. From 1952 to 1991, Connors spent nearly 40 years as a character actor in both film and television, including his first role in George Cukor’s film Pat and Mike starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy and his lead role in the television western, The Rifleman, from 1958 to 1963. Connors died in Los Angeles in 1991.
Names:
- Connors, Chuck, 1921-1992
- Bay Ridge Celtics (Baseball team)
- Boston Celtics (Basketball team)
- Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
- Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
- Los Angeles Angels (Baseball team)
- Montreal Royals (Baseball team)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Actors — United States
- Baseball players — United States
- Baseball teams — New York (State) — Kings County
- Baseball — New York (State) — Kings County
- Basketball players — United States
Types of material:
- Black-and-white prints (photographs)
- Photographs
- Portraits
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Call Number: 2000.008
Extent: 0.01 Linear feet, in one folder.
Photograph of Prospect Park Lake, dated May 1910.
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Parks — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
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Call Number: V1991.105
Extent: 0.03 Linear feet, ten items housed in one film slides binder.
The Collection of miscellaneous slides of Brooklyn contains both black-and-white and color slides depicting various buildings and locations in Brooklyn, dating from circa 1900 to 1980. Exterior and detail views of the Brooklyn Historical Society (formerly the Long Island Historical Society) building are represented in the collection.
Names:
- Brooklyn Historical Society (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Buildings, structures, etc. — Pictorial works
Types of material:
- Color slides
- Detail views
- Exterior views
- Photographs
- Slides (photographs)
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