Portraits photograph collection, [ca. 1904-1974]

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Portraits photograph collection, [ca. 1904-1974]

Vast majority are photographs, but also includes some printed reproductions of photographs, photocopies of photographs, clippings, non-photographic prints, and biographic information. Most of the portraits are of people associated with Brooklyn, but also include portraits of people associated with Long Island, Queens, and other locations, as well as mayors of New York City. Photographs are identified; biographical information available with index.

10 cubic ft.

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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....