Robert M. Lester Photograph Collection 1946-1956

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Robert M. Lester Photograph Collection 1946-1956

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The Robert M. Lester Photograph Collection consists of color slides and black and white photographs depicting locations in and around New York City taken by philanthropy executive and educator Robert M. Lester between 1946 and 1956. Included are views of the United Nations Headquarters construction, the East River, the Hudson River, the snow-covered cityscape after the blizzard of December 1947, theater marquees and signs on Broadway, the construction of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace building, and Greenwich Village art exhibitions.

1.26 Linear feet; (3 boxes)

New-York Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6330633

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