Adrian Vanderveer Martense collection
Martense, Adrian V. (Adrian Vanderveer)
The Adrian Vanderveer Martense collection spans the dates 1872 to 1889 and measures 2.83 linear feet. The collection contains lantern slides and photographs taken by Martense documenting Brooklyn during the last quarter of the 19th century, in particular Flatbush, Brooklyn and the Blizzard of 1888, as well as other images of Brooklyn. The collection also includes four scrapbooks and one notebook compiled by Martense between 1872 and 1889. The collection is organized into three series: Lantern slides, circa 1880; Photograph albums, 1886 to 1888; and Scrapbooks and notebook, 1872 to 1889.
OS Box 1 contains: Photograph album, Blizzard of 1888; Scrapbooks – "Fun" and "Religion I"
OS Box 2 contains: Photograph album, 1886 to 1888; Scrapbooks – "Extracts II" and "Extracts IV"; Notebook, "Scraps, 1872"
The lantern slides are contained in two lantern slide boxes.
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Albums and viewbooks 5 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
ARC. 191 OS Box 1 of 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Albums and viewbooks 2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
ARC. 191 OS Box 2 of 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Slides by Accession 1, Box: 1, item: V1974.7.102 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Prints by accession 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Series 1: Lantern slides, circa 1880
The lantern slides were made by Martense in the 1880s and concentrate on Flatbush, Brooklyn, in particular Martense's neighborhood and neighbors in Flatbush.
Series 2: Photograph albums, 1886-1888, inclusive
This series consists of two photographs albums compiled by Martense from his own photography.
The Blizzard of 1888 photograph album primarily contains scenes of Flatbush, Brooklyn after the blizzard. The photographs are albumen prints and are mounted onto the pages of the album. Bound into the album is a letter written to Martense by W. L. Keese. Keese was a subject in at least one of Martense's photographs and seems to have been a neighbor.
The second photograph album, 1886 to 1888, contains photographs of Martense's neighborhood in Flatbush including views looking out from Martense's house; informal portraits of his Flatbush neighbors (many are outside shots); views of Prospect Park; and exterior and interior views of houses in his neighborhood.
Series 3: Scrapbooks and notebook, 1872-1889, inclusive
The four scrapbooks consist of clippings compiled by Martense and are titled: "Fun," "Religion I," "Extracts II," and "Extracts IV." The notebook, dated 1872 and titled "Scraps," consists of handwritten literary quotes from writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Russell Lowell, John Paul (born John Paul Friedrich Richter), and George Eliot, among others.