Series 3: Photographs, circa 1920 - 2011, inclusive

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet in one manuscript box; and 42.8 MB of digital files

Scope and Contents

The Photographs series contains photographic prints and negatives, postcards, and digital images, dating from around the 1920s to the 2000s. Subjects include the Brooklyn Home for Aged Men building, residents, board members, and celebrations.

The series includes 78 digital images (JPEG format), as well as two digital documents (Word files), which were stored on CD-ROMs. The files primarily contain images of residents and board members (circa 1950s-1960s), the home's 1878 Certificate of Incorporation, and images of the Nancy K. Munson Memorial Foundation (circa 2009). The digital files were transfered to the CD-ROMs in 2005 and 2011. The digital documents have been printed and are available in the History folder of the Administrative and financial records series. Some digital images are copies of prints found in this series.

[Building photographic print, negatives, and postcards], circa 1920, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

[Publicity photographs], circa 1950, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

[70th anniversary photographs], circa 1948, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photos - Grant Awards, 1988-1989, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

[Photographic prints and negatives], 1961- circa 2000s, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

[Digital photographs of residents], 2005-2011, inclusive

Disk: digital files, Folder: - (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Access to digital materials is available onsite at the Othmer Library. Requests to access digital materials must be made at least 2 days in advance by emailing library@brooklynhistory.org.