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Brooklyn Public Library's online catalog contains a selection of
more than ten thousand historic photographs from the Brooklyn
Collection.
Every word in the catalog record is fully searchable, including the photographer's name, the call number (for example, NEIG 0829), and any caption information. The search results appear as a list of catalog records. To view the actual photograph, first click on the underlined title, and then click on the thumbnail (small picture) to see a larger version of the photograph.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Photograph Collection (c.
1900-1955) provides many of the images, documenting change and
development in the urban environment throughout the first half of
the twentieth century. The major categories of the Brooklyn
Daily Eagle photographs in the catalog include Bridges,
Churches, Coney Island, Neighborhoods, Parks, Schools and the
Eagle itself.
Other collections created by amateur and professional
photographers concentrate on particular areas, ethnic groups or
activities. The following collections by individual photographers
have 50 or more images:
*Daniel Berry Austin.
Daniel Berry Austin. 1899-1909. Brooklyn, Manhattan. Farms; houses; neighborhoods; landscapes. Many stereoviews. Amateur photographer.
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for Daniel Berry Austin photographs
*George Bradford Brainerd.
1845-1887. Brooklyn, Manhattan, Long Island, Connecticut. Street scenes; houses; landscapes; waterfront; parks. Many stereoviews. Amateur photographer.
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for George Bradford Brainerd photographs
*Raoul Froger-Doudemont. 1898-1901. Manhattan and Brooklyn. Street scenes, waterfront, parades. Amateur photographer.
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Irving I. Herzberg. 1950-1990; Coney island; Hasidic Williamsburg; Ocean Parkway; people on the subway; Brooklyn institutions; plane crash in Park Slope; character studies/portraits. Amateur photographer.
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Edward E. Rutter. 1912-1954. Brooklyn streets, subway, road-building, sewers. Official photographer for the Borough of Brooklyn.
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*Edgar S. Thomson. 1893-1900. Manhattan and Brooklyn; military; Navy Yard; waterfront; circus. Amateur photographer.
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*Irving I. Underhill. 1900-1949. Brooklyn municipal and commercial buildings, monuments, waterfront. Commercial photographer.
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* indicates collections owned jointly with the Brooklyn Museum
- To share information or ask a question about photographs in the catalog, please contact the Brooklyn Collection.
- To submit a reference question to the Brooklyn Collection, please use the Library's Ask A Librarian form.
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