Kalmus, Harry, 1924-1987
Harry Kalmus was born in 1924 and grew up on Vermont Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New York. He attended Yeshiva Toras Chaim and Thomas Jefferson High School. After serving in World War II, Kalmus returned to Brooklyn and began his career as a professional photographer. He worked for advertising agencies and corporate offices in Manhattan as well as photographing events such as weddings and bar mitzvahs in Brooklyn. In 1957, he and his family moved to the Queens neighborhood of Kew Gardens, and eventually settled in Freeport, N.Y. Kalmus died in 1987.
From the guide to the Harry Kalmus papers and photographs, Bulk, 1947-1955, 1938-1987, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
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| creatorOf | Harry Kalmus papers and photographs, Bulk, 1947-1955, 1938-1987 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) |
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| associatedWith | Hotel St. George (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | P.S. 63 (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Yeshivah Toras Chaim (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). | corporateBody |
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| New Lots (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x Religious life and customs | |||
| Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Cypress Hills (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Grand Army Plaza (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| East New York (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Bensonhurst (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brownsville (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) |
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| Bar mitzvah |
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Birth 1924
Death 1987
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