Oversized photograph collection, [ca.1860-1970] [ca.1880-1920] (bulk)

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Oversized photograph collection, [ca.1860-1970] [ca.1880-1920] (bulk)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155450988

Primarily black and white photographs, with a few prints of views of Brooklyn, Long Island, and Queens. Some of the topics are Brooklyn Heights; churches; parks, including Prospect Park; transportation; aerial views of Manhattan, Bronx, and Brooklyn; portraits; the Civil War; and photographs of collections in the Brooklyn Historical Society and elsewhere. Most are identified.

8 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6871717

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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The Center for Brooklyn History was founded in 1863 by Henry Pierrepont (1808–1888) as the Long Island Historical Society, with a charter from the New England Historical Society in Boston. In 1985, the society changed its name to the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS). In 2020, the BHS made an agreement to merge with the Brooklyn Public Library. As of October 2020, the organization is now part of Brooklyn Public Library and is known as the Center for Brooklyn History....