McBurney YMCA photograph, 1870s-1970s (bulk1880-1950).

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McBurney YMCA photograph, 1870s-1970s (bulk1880-1950).

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The McBurney YMCA photograph collection includes many images created before 1900 when the branch operated from the 1869 building at Fourth Avenue and 23rd Street. Included in the early photos are images of the building exterior and interior, including photographs of the gymnasium, parlor, reading room and library, auditorium and others, including one image labeled, "Early action picture". Later photos include many images of the facade of the 1904 building at 23rd Street and Seventh Avenue that replaced the 1869 structure. In addition, the collection includes photographs illustrating dormitory life and materials related to the YMCA Trade and Technical School and the Walter Hervey Junior College.

.75 cubic feet (2 boxes).

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7324840

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Walter Hervey Junior College (New York, N.Y.).

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YMCA of Greater New York. McBurney Branch.

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The first permanent home of the McBurney Branch of the New York YMCA began as the headquarters of the New York association in 1869, a role it played until 1887. The French Renaissance building, designed by notable New York architect James Renwick, Jr., and renamed the 23rd Street YMCA in 1887, was the first purpose-built YMCA building in the US. In 1904 the 23rd Street "Y" moved west to 7th Avenue, into a state-of-the art building thought to be the finest YMCA building in the United States. In 1...