Mayhood collection, [ca. 1898].

ArchivalResource

Mayhood collection, [ca. 1898].

Glass negatives taken by an unidentified photographer of scenes of northern Manhattan, focusing on Columbia University, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, George Washington Bridge, Grant's Tomb, and parks in the surrounding area. Glass negatives are identified.

70 glass negatives.

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Columbia University

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r0313j (corporateBody)

The Columbia University community and administration mobilized to the fullest extent in answer to the entry of the United States into World War I. Summed up by President Nicholas Murray Butler in the 1918 Annual Report, the effects of the war on the University were far-reaching: "Students by the hundred and prospective students by the thousand entered the military, naval, or civil service of the United States; teachers and administrative officers to the number of nearly four hundred...

Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York, N.Y.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xw8hjk (corporateBody)

Museum of the city of New York

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6517t5j (corporateBody)

The Works Progress Administration sponsored seven photographers for the Federal Art Project for specific projects in New York City. From the description of Works Progress Administration photographic negative collection, 1937-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155487078 Incorporated in 1923 to collect objects which illustrate the growth and progress of New York City and to educate the public about the city's history. From the description of Records, 1927-1985. (...