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Series 4: Brooklyn and Historic Preservation photographs, circa 1880s-2002, inclusive

Scope and Contents

The series contains photographs related to Brooklyn and historic preservation in a variety of formats, dating from circa 1880s to 2002. Formats include prints, slides, negatives, and glass plate negatives. The series includes original photograghs by EHO, copy photographs of historic images used by EHO in lectures, and a small amount of original photographs taken by other photographers.

Additional photographs taken by the Ortners can be found in Sub-series 3.1: Personal papers, memorabilia, and photographs.

Arrangement

The series is organized into three sub-series:

Sub-series 4.1: Brooklyn and Historic Preservation prints and negatives

Sub-series 4.2: Brooklyn, Historic Preservation, and personal negatives

Sub-series 4.3: Brooklyn and Historic Preservation slides

Sub-series 4.1: Brooklyn and Historic Preservation prints and negatives, circa 1880s-2002, inclusive

Extent

6.14 Linear Feet in one manuscript box, four flat boxes, two glass slide boxes, five folders, and three oversize folders

Scope and Contents

The sub-series contains original photograghs by EHO, copy photographs of historic images used by EHO in lectures, and a small amount of original photographs taken by other photographers. The photographs date from circa 1881 to 2002. The sub-series includes prints, negatives (mostly sized 4" x 5"), lithographic prints, two stereocards, four glass-plate negatives, and one glass lantern slide. They primarily document buildings in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Park Slope, Flatbush, and Prospect Park South. It includes photographs related to the Brownstone Revival Comittee, the Back to the City Conference, and Brooklyn Union Gas Company's Cinderella projects. Of note are a set of interior and exterior photographs of Prospect Park's Litchfield Villa.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically

View of St. Paul's Church and the Broadway Stages, N.Y. 1831, circa 1881, inclusive

Box: 72, Folder: - (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Olde New York photographs and research, circa 1880s-2002, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes stereocards

Connecting New York and Brooklyn by the Electric Trolley. Finishing the Great Work at the New York Terminus of the Brooklyn Bridge., circa 1898, inclusive

Box: 75, Folder: - (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Oversize

"Bird's-eye View of the Greater New York" by Hughson Hawley print, circa 1900s, inclusive

Box: 76, Folder: - (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Oversize

Ports and terminals glass-plate negatives, circa 1910s, inclusive

Box: Oversize Glass Negatives, Folder: - (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes the second 3rd Avenue Bridge (1868), Marginal Street at Pier 11 (1911), and St. George Ferry Terminal perspective drawing by Carrere and Hastings

Pier 4, E.R. and Canal Boat Basin - Panorama - Oversize glass-plate negative, circa 1910s, inclusive

Box: 77, Folder: - (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Nielsen's Havana cigar store (209 West 48th Street, New York) glass lantern slide, circa 1920s, inclusive

Box: Glass Slide box, Folder: - (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Panoramic View of the North Side of Forty-Second Street from Fifth to Lexington Avenues 1876, 1922, inclusive

cabinet: Flat file A, Drawer: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Oversize

Ports and terminals negatives and prints, 1942-circa 1970s, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Park Slope historical copy negatives (4"x5"), circa 1960s, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Unidentified street scene print, circa 1960s, inclusive

Box: 76, Folder: - (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Oversize

Litchfield Villa prints on board (1 of 2), circa 1965, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

V1974.12

Litchfield Villa prints on board (2 of 2), circa 1965, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

V1974.12

Litchfield Villa prints, circa 1965, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

V1974.12

Litchfield Villa contact sheets, circa 1965, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

V1974.12

Park Slope photographs, circa 1960s-1970s, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brownstone photographs, circa 1960s-1970s, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Possibly used for Park Slope Historic District designation

Women in Victorian dress photographs, circa 1960s-1970s, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brownstones and other photographs, circa 1960s-1970s, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Cranford Construction Company buildings in Park Slope copy negatives, circa 1960s-1970s, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

V1991.136. Photographs taken by B. Hellmich in 1914-1915. Includes Flatbush Avenue and surrounding blocks in the Park Slope and Prospect Heights neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Copy prints created by EHO and owned by Roger Imperial.

Miscellaneous prints and contact sheets, circa 1966-1980s, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Assorted 8"x10" prints, 1970s, inclusive

Box: 54, Folder: - (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes photographs of Brownstones, residents, community events, and the Brooklyn Union Gas Company's Cinderella projects

Historic waterfront copy prints, circa 1970s, inclusive

Box: 73, Folder: - (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Oversize

Ports and terminals copy prints, circa 1970s, inclusive

Box: 73, Folder: - (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Mural color transparencies and print, circa 1970s, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Mr. Hoecker in Winton #43 automobile in circa 1899 copy print, 1973, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

V1973.5.1949/b

Park Slope Landmark photographs, circa 1973, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Wooden houses photographs, 1975-1988, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

BRC and BTTC photographs, circa 1976-1994, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes Long Island Historical Society (1978), Trinity Church (1978), Carroll Gardens poster (1978), BRC workshop at Con Ed (1989), 39 White Street (Manhattan, 1989), Holdenstein lecture (1994), Workshop/exhibition room (1994)

EHO contact sheets returned by the Municipal Art Society of New York, 1979, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes R74

Grand Army Plaza aerial photograph by Jim Kalett, circa 1970s-1980s, inclusive

Box: 75, Folder: - (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Prospect Park South photographs, circa 1980s, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Flatbush walking tour photographs, 1987-1988, inclusive

Box: 51, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Aerial view contact sheet and negatives, 1988, inclusive

Box: 51, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Grand Army Plaza, Gowanus Canal, waterfront, and Park Slope

Grand Central Station with Brooklyn Botanic Garden photograph - Prints and negatives, 1989, inclusive

Box: 51, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Sub-series 4.2: Brooklyn, Historic Preservation, and personal negatives, 1972-1991, inclusive

Extent

0.7 Linear Feet in two photographic negative boxes

Scope and Contents

The sub-series contains 35mm negative strips taken by Everett Ortner, dating from 1972 to 1991. It includes snapshots and copy negatives of historic images taken by Ortner. The photographs document Brooklyn (especially buildings, landmarks, and festivals), Manhattan (buildings), friends, and travels. Some photographs were taken while Ortner was attending Back to the City conferences in St. Paul (MN) and Hartford (CT). Ortner was an amateur photographer and notes regarding the type of film and cameras he used are sometimes included in the file title of the negatives. Additional copies of some of these images can be found in Sub-series 4.3: Brooklyn and Historic Preservation slides. Of note are photographs of the removal of the "Herald of Peace" statue from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch in Grand Army Plaza.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically

Clock Assembly, 8th Avenue and 7th Islands, plus superb picture of Montauk Club, 1972, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Berkeley Window Box Party and Arch (E72), 1972, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Festa - Greenpoint and passport photo copies (A72), 1972, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

272 Berkeley Place interior pix and classic head pix, 1972, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brooklyn chewing gum and Lincoln Place Block Party (D72), 1972, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Princeton and Buegeleisen anniversary party (B72), 1972, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Harvey and Hazel 50th Anniversary and Triangle Parks publicity (C72), 1972, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Miscellaneous (I73), circa 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Friends (?) and Grand Army Plaza (H73), circa 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Portraits of EHO, EGO, G, and Mara (pets) (H73), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Shelter Island (A73), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Shelter Island (E73), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brooklyn postcards (including Academy) (B73), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

234 Lincoln Place for Clem Labine (C73), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

House on Lincoln Place, 8th Avenue houses, and Keystone Everflash (D73), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Leica CL pix (F72), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Leica CL pix (G72), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

EGO in front of Adams Houses, Mara (pet dog), and Hoecker car in 1899 (K73), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Fire Island (F73), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Machu Picchu I (G73), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Machu Picchu II (L73), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Chicago (M73), 1973, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

House tour publicity - Model Geraldine Ventrice (M74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Customs House 1 (Q74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Customs House 2 (K74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) / Triangle #2 (S74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) party with Redgrove (J74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Claire's 40 1 (A74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Claire's 40 2 (B74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Inca in the Window (E74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Marshall's summer place (C74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Marshall's summer place (D74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Flatbush Avenue Festival (Beame (?) and EGO) (L74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brooklyn view from Williamsburgh Savings Bank tower and Van Cortlandt House, Philipse Manor (N74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Sleepy Hollow (I74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Hudson houses, Poughkeepsie, etc. (P74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Flatbush houses, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) painting, Customs House (O74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Flatbush houses (Japanese and others) (H74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Custom House, Battery Park (R74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Hudson tours 1 (F74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Hudson tours 2 (G74), 1974, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Montrose Morris and interior of his home / 8th Avenue and Montauk Club / Olmsted and Vaux plan for Prospect Park (H75), circa 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Ports and Terminals copy negs, circa 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Park Slope (Arch, park, Montauk Club details - Konica lens) (L75), 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

St. Paul - Endicott Building (Cass Gilbert) (Ilford film) (A75), 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

St. Paul (B75), 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

St. Paul (C75), 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Night shots of Manhattan from Brooklyn Heights (K75), 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Customs House and Cavaglieri drawings (J75), 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Hartford, Connecticut (D75), 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 50 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Hartford, Connecticut (E75), 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 51 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Villard Houses - Interior, 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 52 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Chicago 1 (F75), 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 53 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Chicago 2 (I75), 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 54 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Chicago 3 (G75), 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 55 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Greenpoint Festa, 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 56 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Greenpoint Festa and Marshall's country place, 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 57 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Marshall's country place A, 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 58 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Marshall's country place B, 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 59 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Gardiner Island and port copy negs, 1975, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 60 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Woolworth Building - Wemple (T75), 1975, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Minnesota, 1975, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

St. Paul, 1975, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

St. Paul, 1975, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

St. Paul, 1975, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

St. Paul, 1975, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

St. Paul and Boston, 1975, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Boston and Ellis Island, 1975, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Hallway details and Inca, 1975, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Museum Open House, 1975, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Museum Open House, 1975, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Minox EL pictures, 1976, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

EGO portraits, 1976, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

8th Avenue houses repairs (Einhorn and Surgon) and Views from Williamsburgh Savings Bank tower, 1976, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Job: 1006 - Roll No.: 1, 1976, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Job: 1006 - Roll No.: 2, 1976, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Job: 1006 - Roll No.: 2, 1976, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Museum Ball (Minox EL), 1976, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Red Groom's sculpture show at Marlborough Gallery, New York, 1976, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Greenpoint Festa, 1976, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Everett sail and Lower Manhattan, 1976, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Grand Army Plaza (Celestron 1250 mm lens), 1976, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Grand Army Plaza - Removing "Herald of Peace" from Quadriga, 1976, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Japanese Hill-and0Pond Garden, circa 1980s, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

EHO and two others, circa 1980s, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Home interior?, circa 1980s, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Cass Gilbert's Custom House, 1986, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Federal Hall, 1986, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Abraham Lincoln in Prospect Park / Litchfield / Landmarks hearings / Jewish cemetery in Manhattan / Bryce Canyon and more southwest, circa 1987, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Ladies Miles stuff, 1987, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Forsythia Day, 1987, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Majestic Theater under renovation - Fulton Street, 1987, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

359 Broadway (Brady Gallery) / College Place / American Express (Hubert Street) / Western Union (23rd Street and 5th Avenue) / LIRR doors / Mayor Koch election sign (2nd Avenue and 60th Street), 1987, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

On-off Broadway #1 (Ricoh FF-AF), 1987, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Mesa Verde and SoHo (one shot of [illegible] journalist at Montauk), 1987, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Flagpole at 42nd Street library / Shaving Jason and Argus in house / 5th Avenue and 42nd Street - northeast corner - Levi Morton house / Oriole and architectural ornamentation - where? / Art deco tower -? / Two bridges from Manhattan scenic, circa 1987, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Snapshots - Madison Square to Weehawken Street, circa 1987, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Washington plaque / Under bridge / 359 Broadway / 42nd Street, 1987, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Children's Aid stuff / Lincoln photo February 1960 by Brody / Harry and Hazel at Coney Island circa 1925? / All copy stuff, 1988, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Children's Aid stuff / Larry Rutyna (?) and brother, circa 1988, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Guastavino Houses - West 78th Street #1 and lower Manhattan from Fulton Landing on a clear day, 1988, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Guastavino Houses - West 78th Street #2 / North and South groups / North side: 121-136, six houses / South side: 118-134, nine houses, 1988, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Fourth Avenue and Flatbush area, 1988, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Indonesians at Hilary Beecher party, 1988, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

BRC Broadway tours with Joe Zito / To Mets game with Labines and Mav Shalls (?) / Queensboro Bridge approach / Montauk friends / Degas at Met Museum, 1988, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Constitutional Convention, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1988, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Wooden houses / Washington Avenue / Berkeley Place, 1988, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Navy Yard old officer's houses / Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1989, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden photo in Grand Central, 1989, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Some India with Claire and EGO and Princes (?) party, 1989, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 50 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Old New York pix copied from slides, 1989, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 51 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Family party at Levins (?), 1990, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 52 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Vermont and Sumi modeling, 1990, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 53 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Montauk Club Man of the Year celebration, 1991, inclusive

Box: 50, Folder: 54 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Sub-series 4.3: Brooklyn and Historic Preservation slides, 1959-2005, inclusive

Extent

8 Linear Feet in thirteen slide boxes and one slide binder

Scope and Contents

The sub-series contains 35mm slides, mostly taken by Everett Ortner, dating from 1959 to 2005. The majority of the slides were used in lectures delivered by Ortner. Files related to these lectures can be found in Series 5: Brooklyn and Historic Preservation lectures. Geographically the slides cover Brooklyn (especially the neighborhood of Park Slope) and Manhattan. They predomidantly feature buildings, as well as festivals (especially the Atlantic Antic and the Giglio Feast of Williamsburg), landmarks, and the waterfront. The sub-series also includes numerous copy slides of historic Brooklyn images. In addition to lecture slides, the subseries contains a small amount of personal photographs.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by title. Titles were derived from labels found on binders and other boxes that originally housed the slides.

Bay Ridge and Fort Hamilton, 1962-1963, 1977, inclusive

Box: Slides by Accession 1, Box: 2, item: V1982.8.1-11 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

V1982.008

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park, 1967-1997, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 1-10 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes Prospect Park Zoo, Prospect Park West, and Pavilion Theater

Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Green-Wood Cemetery, 1970-1998, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 11-15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes Weir-McGovern Greenhouse and Front Street Church/Rectory

Brooklyn Historic, 1969-1996, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes copy slides of 19th and early 20th century images, Prospect Park, breweries, Flatbush Avenue, Williamsburgh Savings Bank tower (interiors, exteriors, and views from the tower), maps, Battle of Long Island, waterfront, Downtown Brooklyn, Myrtle Avenue elevated railroad, and New York Transit Museum

Brooklyn Historic 2, 1971-2001, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 2-9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes copy slides of 19th and 20th century images (some of which were used in the 2005 and the 2007 Brownstone calendars)

Brooklyn Lecture, 1972-1988, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 10-14 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

See related lecture notes in Box 38

Brooklyn Neighborhoods, 1973-1988, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 14-21 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes Greenpoint, Ditmas Park, Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, Williamsburg, other neighborhoods, and Irish Fair in DUMBO (1981)

Brooklyn Neighborhoods 2, 1968-2001, inclusive

Box: 56, Folder: 22-24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes Williamsburg Festa (Giglio Feast), Atlantic Antic, Greenpoint, Brooklyn Heights, other neighborhoods, and Macy's fireworks

Brooklyn Neighborhoods 2, 1968-2001, inclusive

Box: 57, Folder: 1-13 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brooklyn Nostalgia and Mallification, 1974-2000, inclusive

Box: 57, Folder: 14-15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brooklyn Miscellaneous, 1972-2000, inclusive

Box: 57, Folder: 16-25 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes Williamsburg Festa (Giglio Feast), Atlantic Antic, Buryea House (East New York), Prospect Park Tennis House, Mermaid Parade, Navy Yard Officers' Houses, Sunset Park waterfront, Broadway elevated train, Clinton Hill, Park Slope, churches and cemeteries, and Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Miscellaneous, 1972-2000, inclusive

Box: 58, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brooklyn Places and Institutions, 1973-1998, inclusive

Box: 58, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park, Prospect Park West, Erie Basin, Coney Island amusements, Back to Brooklyn Festival, Long Island Historical Society, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Brooklyn Post Office and other civic buildings, Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead, Brooklyn Bridge, Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn Heights Promenade (Esplanade), Verrazano Bridge, Jay Street Firehouse, and Sunset Park waterfront

Brooklyn Waterfront, 1980-1986, inclusive

Box: 58, Folder: 9-12 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes Sea Gate, Coney Island, Half Moon Hotel, New York Harbor, Brighton Beach, Bay Ridge, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Kingsborough Community College, Verrazano Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, 45th Street docks, Italy-Brooklyn boat race, old Brooklyn warehouses, Brooklyn dry dock, Isbrandtsen Terminal, old C.G. Armory, Brooklyn Army Terminal, and docks

Broadway (Manhattan), 1976-1988, inclusive

Box: 58, Folder: 13-24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Broadway (Manhattan), 1976-1988, inclusive

Box: 59, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brownstone Age, 1975-1990, inclusive

Box: 59, Folder: 4-7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brownstone Seminar #1, 1974-2001, inclusive

Box: 59, Folder: 8-9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Brownstone Style Part 2, 1973-2000, inclusive

Box: 67, Folder: 11-12 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes Brooklyn Heights, Smith Street, Greenwich Village, Washington Square, St. Luke's Place, Central Park, Upper West Side, and Harlem. See related lecture notes in Box 37.

Ellis Island and other slides, 1975-1992, inclusive

Box: 59, Folder: 9-18 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes Sailors Snug Harbor, OP Sail (July 4, 1976), Statue of Liberty Fireworks (July 4, 1986), July 4th Fireworks (1990), and Tall Ships (1992)

FDNY Ladder 114 firehouse (Sunset Park), 1977

Box: Slides by Accession 1, Box: 2, item: V1982.8.20-22 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

V1982.008

Fun, Townhouses, Odds and Ends, etc., 1967-2001, inclusive

Box: 59, Folder: 18-24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Some of these slides were used for a slideshow at a Fisher fundraiser held on May 30, 2000. Includes images of buildings in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Doylestown (PA), Cleveland (OH), Buffalo (NY), Morgantown (WV), Deerfield (MA), West Point (NY), Detroit (MI), and New Harmony (IN). Also includes images of the Atlantic Antic, Williamsburg Festa (Giglio Feast), Coney Island Mermaid Parade, Ellis Island and the East River, Grand Army Plaza and Prospect Park, 272 Berkeley Place dining room, and foreign travel. See related lecture notes in Box 38.

Fun, Townhouses, Odds and Ends, etc., 1967-2001, inclusive

Box: 60, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Inside a Brownstone, 1968-1980, inclusive

Box: 60, Folder: 2-9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Long Island Historical Society - Miss Maud Dilliard in Children's History Room, 1963, inclusive

Box: Slides by Accession 1, Box: 2, item: V1982.8.23-26 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

V1982.008

Manhattan above 14th Street, 1969-1981, inclusive

Box: 60, Folder: 10-23 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Manhattan above 14th Street 2, 1973-1991, inclusive

Box: 60, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Manhattan above 14th Street 2, 1973-1991, inclusive

Box: 61, Folder: 1-10 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Manhattan - Canal Street to 14th Street, 1968-2000, inclusive

Box: 61, Folder: 10-22 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Manhattan Historical and Brownstone Stuff, 1971-2001, inclusive

Box: 61, Folder: 22-24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Mostly copy slides of historical images. Some images used in Brownstone calendars. Some slides used in Midtown Manhattan presentation (July 1, 1980), and an index of those slides are available in box 38.

Manhattan Historical and Brownstone Stuff, 1971-2001, inclusive

Box: 62, Folder: 1-14 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Manhattan - Miscellaneous, 1969-2000, inclusive

Box: 62, Folder: 15-17 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Naked Ladies of Brooklyn, 1991, inclusive

Box: 62, Folder: 18-24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Photographs of Brooklyn statuary and building ornamentation by John J. Gallagher. Presented by Gallagher at the Montauk Club on October 24, 1991. The photographs were originally taken from 1988-1989 (see Sub-series 4.1: Brooklyn and Historic Preservation prints and negatives). There are four series of numbered slides in the set: One numbered 1-120, which was missing slides 54-55, 108-109, and 111-112; one numbered 181-187; one numbered 37-54, of which the 49th slide was labeled "No Pix"; and one numbered 1-19, which was missing slide 3. Also included were numerous unnumbered slides mixed among some of the numbered sets. It is probable that the numbers on certain slide pages had worn off prior to donation. In addition to the slides, there are prints and negatives of the images available in Box 38.

Naked Ladies of Brooklyn, 1991, inclusive

Box: 63, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

New York Historical, 1969-2005, inclusive

Box: 63, Folder: 2-11 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Mostly copy slides of historical Mahattan images, with a few contemporary Brooklyn building photographs. The first 20 slides were labeled "BRC 2005 Catalogue Dupes."

New York Miscellaneous, 1976-1998, inclusive

Box: 63, Folder: 11-23 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

A mix of copy slides of historical Manhattan images and contemporary Manhattan photographs.

Olde New York, 1977-1978, inclusive

Box: 63, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

A mix of copy slides of historical images and lecture slides

Olde New York, 1977-1988, inclusive

Box: 64, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Park Slope 1, 1967-2000s, inclusive

Box: 64, Folder: 2-10 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes photographs of the interior of 272 Berkeley Place (2000s). Primarily building exteriors, with some photographs of community activities (Christmas corralling, Montauk Club tour, street fairs).

Park Slope 2, 1967-2000, inclusive

Box: 64, Folder: 10-22 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Primarily building exteriors, with some photographs of community activities (Christmas corralling, Prospect Park Turkey Trot, Berkeley Place Festival, street fairs).

Park Slope Landmarks, 1971-1997, inclusive

Box: 64, Folder: 22-24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

A mix of copy slides of historical images and contemporary photographs. See related lecture notes in Box 37.

Park Slope Landmarks, 1971-1997, inclusive

Box: 65, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

More Park Slope, 1969-1985, inclusive

Box: 65, Folder: 4-6 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

A mix of copy slides of historical images and contemporary photographs (building exteriors and Berkeley Place Festival /Block Party)

Personal, 1959-2000s, inclusive

Box: 65, Folder: 7-17 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Includes photographs of vacations, home (272 Berkeley Place), friends, events, and portraits of the Ortners. Photographs of Paris taken by EGO (1982)

Personal - Miscellaneous, 1959-2002, inclusive

Box: 65, Folder: 17-22 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Consists of photographs of vacations, home (272 Berkeley Place), friends, events, and portraits of the Ortners. Includes 110 Instamatic (12mm x 16mm) slides.

Prospect Lefferts Gardens, 1977, inclusive

Box: Slides by Accession 1, Box: 2, item: V1982.8.12-19 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

V1982.008

Row House Styles - John J. Gallagher, circa 1960s-1990, inclusive

Box: 65, Folder: 23-24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Slides for a lecture presented by John J. Gallagher in 1988. Includes images of Brooklyn building exteriors. Related lecture notes are located in box 38.

Row-House Styles - John J. Gallagher, circa 1960s-1990, inclusive

Box: 66, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Row-House photographs - John J. Gallagher, circa 1960s-1991, inclusive

Box: 66, Folder: 8-21 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Socrates Sculpture Park and Shea Stadium, Queens, 1986-1988, inclusive

Box: 66, Folder: 21-23 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Statue of Liberty restoration, 1984, inclusive

Box: 67, Folder: 13-15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Townhouses Around the World, 1975-2001, inclusive

Box: 66, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Lecture by EHO. See related lecture notes in Box 38.

Townhouses Around the World, 1975-2001, inclusive

Box: 67, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Transportation, 1976-1989, inclusive

Box: 67, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Mostly copy slides of historic images. Includes subways, ports, railroads, ferries, etc.

Victorian Interiors, 1975-circa 1990s, inclusive

Box: 67, Folder: 4-6 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Mostly copy slides of historic images. Related lecture notes are located in box 38.

U.S. Bicentennial, 1976, inclusive

Box: 67, Folder: 7-9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
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