Call Number: V1974.005
Extent: 0.2 Linear feet, in two manuscript boxes.
The Viola Hargrave collection of Bedford-Stuyvesant photographs dates from circa 1960 to 1979. The collection contains 74 black-and-white photographs taken by William Cox, Michael George, James Hurley, and Viola Hargrave. Images in the collection document the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, particularly Hancock Street, Jefferson Avenue, and Quincy Street. Photographs show housing, including row houses, apartment houses, and frame houses; churches; and commercial buildings, such as banks and fraternal organizations. Photographs are identified with street names and arranged according to subjects and locations.
Names:
- Cox, William
- George, Michael
- Hargrave, Viola
- Hurley, James
Places:
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Apartment houses — New York (State) — Kings County
- Banks and banking — New York (State) — Kings County
- Dwellings — New York (State) — Kings County
- Fraternal organizations — New York (State) — Kings County
- Row houses — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Photographs