John Jay Pierrepont photograph collection
1876-1923, inclusive
; 1910-1923, bulk
Pierrepont, John Jay (Role: Photographer)
The John Jay Pierrepont photograph collection, spanning the dates 1876 to 1923 (bulk dates 1910 to 1923), measures 1.92 linear feet and is housed in three lantern slide boxes and one manuscript box. The collection consists of 177 black-and-white lantern slides and glass positive photographs, one photograph album, and 166 black-and-white photographic prints. The majority of the items in the collection were created by John Jay Pierrepont, an amateur photographer. The collection also includes several items that were created by two New York City-based lantern slide manufacturers: T.H. McAllister and Walter Isaacs. The subjects of the photographs are predominantly Brooklyn related, in particular historic houses and homesteads in Brooklyn, maritime activities on New York Harbor, as well other Brooklyn subjects such as Prospect Park and the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights. The collection is organized into three series: Lantern slides and glass positive photographs, 1873 to 1923; Photograph album, 1913 to 1923; and Photographic prints, 1910.
Box 1 contains: Photograph album; and Photographic prints
Box 2 contains: 81 lantern slides (numbers 1 to 81)
Box 3 contains: 54 glass positive photographs, unmounted (numbers 82 to 130)
Box 4 contains: 42 glass positive photographs, unmounted (numbers 131 to 177)
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