Brooklyn periodical illustrations
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Abstract
This collection covers more than a century of Brooklyn history, with periodical illustrations depicting historic people, structures and events in Brooklyn predominantly from the era before the rise of photography.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged into series by subject. Within each series, the items are listed alphabetically by title.
Scope and Contents
Many of the illustrations in this collection come from popular magazines and journals of the 19th century, including Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and Scientific American. Many are also taken from Henry R. Stiles's History of Kings County (see "Related Materials" for bibliographic information). The bulk dates of the collection are 1884–1904; images dated after 1930 are generally reprints of 19th century prints.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn periodical illustrations, BCMS.0003, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This is a composite collection from many different sources, predominantly purchases.
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Formerly known as the Brooklyn Prints Collection. Renamed in 2022 as part of planning to integrate BHS materials into the collection and to alleviate confusion about the collection's contents.
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Architecture
A.D. Matthews' Sons Department Store, Fulton Street. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Abraham Abraham Residence, 800 St. Mark's Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Abraham and Strauss Department Store. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Academy of Design, Brooklyn N.Y.; Messrs. J.C. Cady and H.M. Congdon, Architects. The New York Sketchbook of Architecture, 1876
Adelphi Academy. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Ansonia Clock Company. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Armory, Twenty Third Regiment N.G.S.N.Y. Clermont Ave between Myrtle and Willoughby Aves, undated
The Art Association Building, Montague Street, Brooklyn. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Assembly (Wilson Building), 153-157 Pierrepont Street. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn, undated
The Baptist Home. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Botanical Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences; Detail of Central Pavilion; Interior of Central Pavilion; McKim, Mead & White, undated
Botanical Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences; Façade toward Garden; Façade toward Street; McKim, Mead & White, undated
Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Brooklyn Athenaeum. Ballou's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1855
Brooklyn Industrial School and Home for Destitute Children. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Brooklyn Institute. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences; Central Portico, North Elevation; Detail of North Façade; McKim, Mead & White, undated
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences; Complete Block Plan; McKim, Mead & White, undated
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences; Corridor of Antique Sculpture, First Floor; Hall of Renaissance Sculpture, Third Floor; McKim, Mead & White, undated
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences; North Façade; McKim, Mead & White, undated
The Brooklyn Nursery. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884.
Brooklyn Orphan Asylum. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884.
The Brooklyn Society for the Relief of Respectable Aged Indigent Females [The Graham Institution]. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884.
Charles Adolph Schieren Residence, 405 Clinton Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904.
Charles O. Gates Residence, 45 Plaza, opposite main entrance to Prospect Park. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
"The Circle" [Park Slope]. Detroit Photographic Company, undated.
City Hall, Brooklyn, New York. Gleason's Pictorial, 1854
City Hall, Brooklyn, N.Y. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1851
City Hall, Built of White Marble, at Brooklyn, Long Island, N.Y. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, undated.
Clarence Walker Seamans Residence, 789 St. Mark's Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
A Colonial Residence in the Borough of Brooklyn, New York City. Mr. George Palliser, Architect [multiple images]. Scientific American, 1901-05
A Colonial Residence at Flatbush, L.I. Scientific American, 1901-04
The Cornell-Pierrepont Mansion [rear view]. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
A Cottage Near Brooklyn, N.Y. Scientific American, 1189-01
The De Hart, or Bergen House. Stiles, History of Kings County, .
Design for the New Post Office and U.S. Courts, New York City. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1868-03-21
Desmond Dunne Residence, 25 Prospect Park West. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
A Dwelling at Bensonhurst, Long Island. Mr. John J. Petit, Architect. Scientific American, 1901-12
A Dwelling at Dyker Heights, Borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. C. Schubert, Architect. Scientific American, 1901-07
A Dwelling at Dyker Heights, Borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. C. Schubert, Architect. Scientific American, 1901-08
A Dwelling at Flatbush, N.Y. [including plans]. Scientific American, 1886-08
E. Greenfield's Son & Co. Manufacturers of Confectionery and Chocolates, 101 to 111 Lorimer St. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
E.W. Bliss Company. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Eberhard Faber Pencil Company, Greenpoint Ave., Kent, and West Sts. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Edward H. Lichfield Residence, 2 Montague Terrace. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Edwin E. Jackson, Jr., Residence, 424 Clinton Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
An Elizabethan Music Room in Residence of L.H. Moore, Esq., Borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. John J. Petit, Architect. Scientific American, 1901-07
F. Wesel Manufacturing Co., 70-80 Cranberry Street. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Florence Court, Pierrepont and Hicks Streets. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Former Residence of the Late Edward Ridley, Undated.
Frank S. Jones Residence, 790 St. Mark's Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Fred C. Cocheu Residence, Fort Hamilton Avenue and 75th Street. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Frederick A.M. Burrell Residence, 1409 Albermale Road. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Frederick B. Pratt Residence, 229 Clinton Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Frederick Loeser & Company Department Store. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
A Gambrel-Roofed Residence at Dyker Heights, Brooklyn N.Y. Mr. C. Schubert, Architect. Scientific American, 1901-02
Garfield Place, Brooklyn, N.Y. American Architect and Building News, 1892-01-30
George D. Pratt Residence, 245 Clinton Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
George P. Tangeman Residence, 276 Berkeley Place. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Grand Union Tea Company, Pearl, Water, and Front Streets. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
H. Batterman Department Store, and Broadway Bank. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
H.G. Friedmann, New York Model Bakery, Bedford Avenue and North 11th Street. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Hebrew Orphan Asylum. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Hecla Iron Works. King's Views of Brooklyn, .
Henry Carlton Hulbert Residence, Prospect Park West. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Hotel St. George. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
A House at Bensonhurst, L.I.; Mr. C. Schubert, Architect. Scientific American, 1904-05
A House at Prospect Park South, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mr. John J. Petit, Architect. Scientific American, 1903-01
House of Guido Plessner, ESQ., Lincoln Place and Plaza Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. American Architect and Building News, 1892-03-12
Houses on Jefferson Avenue Between Patchen and Ralph Aves Brooklyn. For Chas. E. Palmer, Esq. American Architect and Building News, 1893-03-25
Imperial Apartment House, Bedford Avenue and Dean Street. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Industrial School and Home of Brooklyn, E.D. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
James McMahon Residence. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
James W. Edgett's Restaurant, Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Jennings Lace Works, Park Avenue and Hall Street. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
John Gibb Residence, 218 Gates Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
John Rogers Maxwell Residence, 78 Eighth Avenue, near Union Street. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
The Johnson House. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
A Japanese House and Garden; Messrs. Petit & Green, Architects., Undated.
Junction of Fulton Street and DeKalb Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Kings County Courthouse Brooklyn Harper's Weekly, 1865-03-04
Knox Hat Factory, St.Mark's and Grand Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Long Island College Hospital. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Long Island Historical Society. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Maresi Co., Confectioners, 30 Clinton Street. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Marshall Sylvanus Driggs Residence, 279 Washington Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
The McLoughlin Brothers, South 11th and Berry Streets. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Melrose Hall, 1883. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Mercantile Library, Brooklyn, L.I.; Mr. P.B. Wight, Architect. The New York Sketchbook of Architecture, 1876
The Methodist General Hospital, Brooklyn, New York—From a Photograph by Pach Brothers. Harper's Weekly, 1888-01-07
The Mills-Platt Co. Building, Pierrepont Art Rooms, 44 Clinton Street. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
A Modern Dwelling at Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mr. C. Schubert, Architect. Scientific American, 1901-04
A Modern Residence at Flatbush, L.I.; Mr. Benjamin Driesler, Architect. Scientific American, 1901-02
The Mohawk, Washington Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
The Montague. Apartment Hotel, 103-105 Montague Street. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Montague Street, North Side, Clinton to Court Streets. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Mrs. Charles Pratt Residence. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
New Apartment House, Brooklyn, N.Y. Scientific American, 1888-12-22
New Brooklyn Armories—Drawn by H.D. Nichols. Harper's Weekly, 1892-07-16
New Building of the Municipal Department of Brooklyn. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1879-04-05
New Clubs and Dwelling Houses of Brooklyn. Harper's Weekly, 1889-08-24
The New Eagle Building [oversize – not in folder, framed in Reserve Room]. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1892-07-27
The New Mercantile Library Building, Brooklyn, N.Y. Harper's Weekly, 1869-02-16
The New Post Office, Brooklyn, N.Y. Scientific American, 1886-03
The Newsboys' Home of the Brooklyn Children's Aid Society. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Niels Poulson Residence, Bay Ridge. Interior View. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Niels Poulson Residence, Shore Road and 89th Street, Bay Ridge. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Ocean View of the "Inebriates Home," Fort Hamilton. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Old Homestead of the Wyckoff Family, Flushing Avenue, E.D. Brooklyn, N.Y., Undated.
Old House in Brooklyn, Once Occupied by Major Andre – From a Sketch by Charles Mente. Harper's Weekly, 1877-05-26
Orphans' Home, on the Church Charity Foundation. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
"Owl's Head." Residence of E.W. Bliss, Esq., at Bay Ridge L.I. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Packer Collegiate Institute, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Pool of Brooklyn's St.George Hotel, 1930
Proposed Memorial Campanile for Plaza of Prospect Park, Brooklyn N.Y.; Henry O. Avery, Architect. Scientific American, 1889-02
A Queen Anne Cottage at Flatbush, Long Island. Scientific American, 1889-01
A Queen Anne Cottage at Flatbush, Long Island. Scientific American, 1889-02
A Residence at Dyker Heights, Brooklyn N.Y.; Mr. John J. Petit, Architect. Scientific American, 1901-06
A Residence at Flatbush, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mr. John J. Petit, Architect. Scientific American, 1903-09
A Residence in Flatbush, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Messrs. Barber & Klutz, Architects. Scientific American, 1904-02
Residence of Mrs. M.E. Smith, Prospect Park South, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mr. John J. Petit, Architect. Scientific American, 1903-10
A Residence at Prospect Park South, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mr. John J. Petit, Architect. Scientific American, 1903-04
A Residence at Prospect Park South, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mr. J.J. Petit, Architect. Scientific American, 1903-07
A Residence at Sea Gate, L.I.; Messrs. Parfitt Brothers, Architects. Scientific American, 1901-07
A Residence at West Brooklyn. Scientific American, 1890-07-01
Residence of the Late Edward Ridley., Undated.
The Residence of Rev. A.P. Stockwell. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Richard Young Residence, 87 Lincoln Road, near Prospect Park. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Sackett & Wilhelms Lithographing and Printing Co., Grand Street and Morgan Ave. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Saint Gregory's Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Helmle & Corbett, Architects [multiple images, interiors & exteriors]. The American Architect, 1917-12-05
St. John's Hospital, on the Church Charity Foundation. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The St. John's Male Orphan Asylum. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
St. John's R.C. College, Willoughby Avenue, Corner of Lewis Avenue. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Schermerhorn House. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
"Sea Breeze" – New Utrecht, Kings County, L.I. – Summer Residence of Dr. S. Fleet Speir. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Shelter in Prospect Park. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
A Spanish House at Prospect Park South, Brooklyn, N.Y. Scientific American, 1903-06
Standish Arms. Apartment Hotel, 167-171 Columbia Heights. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
The Stillwell House. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Street Front of the Brooklyn Library. Scientific American, 1889-08
The Stryker House. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
A Summer Residence at Sea Gate, Borough of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Messrs. Rossiter & Wright, Architects. Scientific American, 1901-09
A Summer House at Sea Gate, N.Y.; Mr. Frank T. Cornell, Architect. Scientific American, 1901-06
A Summer House at Sea Gate, Norton's Point, L.I.; Mr. Charles W. Romeyn, Architect. Scientific American, 1901-10
A Summer Residence at Sea Gate, L.I. Messrs. Parfitt Brothers, Architects. Scientific American, 1901-05
Superintendents of the Poor Lunatic Asylum. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Superintendents of the Poor Hospital. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Superintendents of the Poor Alms-House. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
A Swiss Chalet at Prospect Park South, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mr. John J. Petit, Architect. Scientific American, 1903-03
Temporary Home For Friendless Women and Children. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Three New Buildings for Brooklyn: Boys' High School, 23rd Regiment NGSNY Armory,13th Regiment Armory. Harper's Weekly, 1890-08-09
The Touraine, 21 Clinton Street, between Franklin and Pierrepont Streets. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Two Bay Windows: Residence of Dean Alvord, Esq., Prospect Park South, Brooklyn, N.Y. Scientific American, 1903-05
The Vechte-Cortelyou House. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Views at West Brooklyn. Supplement to Building and Loan News, 1890-04
A Villa Near New York [house in Flatbush]. Scientific American, .
Washington's Quarters at Gowanus, Brooklyn, 1840
William A. Engeman Residence, 105 Buckingham Road, near Prospect Park. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
William B.A. Jurgens, Wholesale Grocer, Flushing Avenue and Ryerson Street. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
William Berri Residence, 467 Clinton Avenue. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
Williamsburgh Savings Bank. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Williamsburgh Savings Bank; Mr. George B. Post, Architect. The New York Sketchbook of Architecture, 1874
Battleships
Battle-Ship "Indiana," with Crew of 450, in Brooklyn Dry Dock. Leslie's Weekly, 1903 June 25
Ericsson's Torpedo Boat "Destroyer," Now Undergoing Firing Tests at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Once A Week, 1892-07-09
Fitting up the Second-Class Battleship "Texas" at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Collier's Weekly, 1895
Launching the $4,200,000 Battle-ship "Connecticut." Leslie's Weekly, 1904-10-13
Launch of the Armored Cruiser "Maine" at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard, drawn by J.O. Davidson. Harper's Weekly, 1890-11-29
Launch of the US Steam Frigate "Niagara" Navy Yard, Brooklyn NY. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1856-03-08
Sinking of the "Texas" at Cob Dock, Brooklyn. Collier's Weekly, 1896-11-19
U.S. Battleship "Indiana," N.Y. Harbor., Undated.
The United States Sloop of War "Brooklyn." Harper's Weekly, 1861-01-19
Beecher, Henry Ward
2nd Edition Pictorial History of the Beecher-Tilton Scandal. Its Origin, Progress and Trial, Illustrated with Fifty Engravings from Accurate Sketches, undated
The Attack on Frank Moulton. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 12, 1874
The Beecher-Tilton Case [various scenes]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 8, 1874
The Beecher-Tilton Case – The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher at the Door of Plymouth Church Lecture-Room, During the Exercises of the Friday Evening Prayer Meeting, on August 14th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 5, 1874
The Beecher-Tilton Case – Theodore Tilton Reading His Statement to the Committee of Investigation of Plymouth Church. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 8, 1874
The Beecher-Tilton Investigation [The Residence of Mr. Storrs in Monroe Place, Where Mr. Tilton Read His Statement on Monday Night]. The Daily Graphic, July 22, 1874
The Beecher-Tilton Scandal [various scenes; color illustrations; German language]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung
The Beecher-Tilton Scandal [various scenes]
Beecher's Churches. Harper's Weekly, August 11, 1866
Beecher's Theorie und Praxis [in German and English. Mayer, Merkel & Ottman Lith. 22&24 Church St. N.Y.]
The Beecher Statue in Front of the City Hall, Brooklyn. Harper's Weekly, June 27, 1891
The Brooklyn Battle – Blows to be Given as Well as Taken. The Daily Graphic, August 15, 1874
Casting the Statue of Henry Ward Beecher. [ Scientific American], June 27, 1891
The Church in Lawrenceburg in Which Mr. Beecher First Preached. Published by Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, New York
The Congregational Council in Doctor Buddington's church, Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn – Trial of Plymouth Church for its Secession – Rev. Doctors Storrs speaking in relation to the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
Cutting Up The Brooklyn Cheese. Judge, February 26, 1887
The Death and Obsequies of Henry Ward Beecher – The Funeral Procession on its Way to Plymouth Church; The 13th Regiment Saluting the Remains of its Deceased Chaplain at his Late Residence. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 19, 1887
Discord Amongst the Angels. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, October 24, 1874
Effects of the Brooklyn Church Revival: Reference to the Scandal Causes the Gushing Pastor, Beecher, to Weep – His Lady Members Come to the Rescue and Soothe the Old Dominie in his Tearful Trouble. The National Police Gazette: New York, March 26, 1881
Freedom's Champion at Home, and the Country's Defender Abroad. Judge, March 19,1887
The Funeral Rites of Henry Ward Beecher – Bearing the Body into Plymouth Church; The People Awaiting Their Turn to Enter the Church; The Receiving Vault in Greenwood. Harper's Weekly, March 19, 1887
The Funeral Rites of Henry Ward Beecher – Lying in State in Plymouth Church. Harper's Weekly, March 19, 1887
Giving Out Henry Ward Beecher's Statement to the Press, at Mr. Raymond's House in Henry Street, Brooklyn, on Thursday Evening, 1874 [?]
Gulliver and the Party Liliputians. – They Cannot Bind Him. Puck, 1885
Henry Ward Beecher [from a Picture by F. Dielman]. Harper's Weekly, March 12, 1887
Henry Ward Beecher. Engraving by H.C. McRae after painting by T. Hicks
Henry Ward Beecher, from the original painting by Chappel. Published by Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, New York, 1862
Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Harper's Weekly, October 30, 1869
Henry Ward Beecher's Bread and Water Extra
"He Takes It Pretty Easy." – The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, on The Evening of August 12th, Sitting and Joking on the Door-Steps of His Residence. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 29, 1874
The Interview between Henry Ward Beecher and Frank D. Moulton, in the Parlor of the Latter; and The Meeting of Messrs. Moulton, Beecher and Tilton in Mr. Moulton's Bedroom. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, February 20, 1875
Lyman Beecher, D.D. Drawn by S. Wallin, from a daguerreotype by M.M. Lawrence. Engraved on Wood by N. Orr
"A Man's Amusements Should Be The Opposite of His Daily Occupation." – Henry Ward Beecher's Recent Lecture Illustrated. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, February 22, 1879
New York - Reception of Henry Ward Beecher at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, June 25th, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 7, 1883
New York – The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Stricken Down by Apoplexy, at his Home in Brooklyn. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 12, 1887
Obituary – Henry Ward Beecher [no ill.], circa 1887
The Old Attempt. Puck, 1885
Out of the Fold. Puck, February 26, 1879
Pears' Soap Advertisement Featuring Image of Beecher. Harper's Weekly, October 6, 1883
"The Pistol Scene." Interview between Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and Mr. Francis D. Moulton. The Day's Doings, August 22, 1874
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn NY [2 copies]. Detroit Photographic Company
The Plymouth Church Inquiry – Scene In the Parlour of Mr. Rossiter Raymond, 123 Henry Street, Brooklyn [reporters and stenographers]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 29, 1874
The Plymouth Church Silver Wedding. Harper's Weekly, October 19, 1872
Plymouth's Dying Pastor – A Faithful Wife's Untiring Vigil. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 19, 1887
Plymouth Pastor-Scene at the Depot at Peekskill, N.Y. and Friday Evening Prayer Meeting in Plymouth-Church Lecture-Room. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 22, 1874
Plymouth Pulpit – Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Preaching in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 15, 1874
The Proctor-Moulton Suit – Miss Edna Dean Proctor with her Brother and her Counsel in the United States Court on the Day of the Settlement, December 9th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 26, 1874
The Remains of Henry Ward Beecher Lying in State in Plymouth Church, circa 1887
Return of the Thirteenth Regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., from the Celebration of the Queen's Birthday in Montreal – Chaplain Henry Ward Beecher's First Appearance in Uniform in New York. Harper's Weekly, June 14, 1879
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Drawing by Mr. Barry, from a photograph by Masury & Silsbee of Boston
The Reverend Henry Ward Beecher. Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Whipple & Black, Boston
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher [engraving after a photograph by Matthew Brady]. Harper's Weekly, July 17, 1858
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Pastor of Plymouth Church, Taking the Installation Oath as Chaplain of the Thirteenth Regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., At The Regimental Armory, Fulton and Flatbush Avenues, Brooklyn, March 1st. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 16, 1878
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Reading his Statement to the Plymouth Church Committee of Investigation; The Plymouth Church Investigation – Reporters of the Daily Press Following a Mysterious Witness. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 29, 1874
Sensation in Plymouth Church, Caused by a Suggestive Hip-Pocket Movement of a Fanatic, April 16, 1881 [?].
The Siege of Plymouth, 1874
Sketches and Memorials of Henry Ward Beecher. Harper's Weekly, March 19, 1887
The Tiltons in the Country: Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Tilton, near their Summer Boarding House on the Short-Cut Railroad, near Newburg, N.Y., in August 1870. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 5, 1874
The Tilton-Beecher Trial – Portraits and Incidents. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 3, 1875
The Tilton-Beecher Trial – Portraits of New Witnesses – From Sketches Made in the Courtroom. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 27, 1875
The Tilton-Beecher Scandal Case [cover]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, January 30, 1875
The Tilton-Beecher Scandal Case. – Scenes and Incidents of the Trial. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, January 30, 1875
True Inwardness of Utah. Puck
Two Effects from Similar Causes [caption: Puck – (to Henry Ward Beecher): You see, what brought you disgrace brings him honor.]. Puck, September 10, 1879
"Vindication!"
New York - Reception of Henry Ward Beecher at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, June 25th, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, circa 1883
Bridges: Brooklyn Bridge
At the Brooklyn End of the Bridge. Harper's Weekly, 1898 February 26
Auf der East-River Brucke—Fussganger werden seekrank [On the East River bridge - pedestrians become seasick]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, undated.
Boring for a Foundation for the New Suspension Bridge from Brooklyn to New York. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1867-09-07
Boring for Foundations for the New York and Brooklyn Suspension Bridge. Harper's Weekly, August 31, 1867.
The Break on the Brooklyn Bridge [2 copies]. Harper's Weekly, 1901
The Bridge as Seen from the Brooklyn Side, Including the Fulton Ferry-House. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Brooklyn Bridge – Cross Section of Caisson; The Brooklyn Bridge—Exterior View of Caisson. Harper's Weekly, 1870-03-19
The Brooklyn Bridge - Dr. Scott's Ad Harper's Weekly, 1883
Brooklyn Bridge From the North, Showing by Arrows at Center, Location of the Nine Broken Suspenders. Scientific American, 1901-08-03
"The Brooklyn Bridge." Lithograph by S.M. Gallais, 1964
The Brooklyn Bridge, New York – One of the wonders of the world is here, 1890
Brooklyn-bron. Planen till denna mellan städerna New York och Brooklyn öfver East River...[Brooklyn Bridge. The plan for this tense suspension bridge between the cities of New York and Brooklyn across the East River...] [see item for full translation from Frisian], Undated.
Language of Materials
The "Brooklyn Eagle" Office and Bridge Tower. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Career of a Brave Man [color cartoons of adventurer afraid of Brooklyn Bridge cars during rush hour]. Puck, 1889
The Cars as They Will Be on the Brooklyn Bridge [2 copies]. Harper's Weekly, 1883-06-13
Casting the 24-ton Anchor for the Great Brooklyn Bridge at the South Brooklyn Steam Engine Works. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1873-05-24
Connecting New York and Brooklyn by the Electric Trolley. Finishing the Great Work at the New York Terminus of the Brooklyn Bridge. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, 1898-01-27
Construction of the New East River Bridge Scientific American, 1899-01-07
Das Ver. Staaten Kriegschiff "Swatara" [The U.S. warship "Swatara." Illustration of the bridge towers with ships in the river]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, 1875
Die Bogen der East-River Brucke auf der New Yorker Seite [The Arches of the East River Bridge on the New York Side]. Um Die Welt, Keppler & Schwartzmann's Illustrierte Zeitung, 1882-09-09
Die Grosse Brooklyn Brucke [The Big Brooklyn Bridge. Cartoon of contracts changing hands between the Fowler and Kingsley Piers]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, 1872-07-05
The East River Bridge [The Brooklyn Pier—General View of Foundation; Working Beneath Shoe or Edge of Caisson; Air Chambers for the Ingress and Egress of Workmen; Sending up Debris Through the Water Shaft; Sectional View of Foundation, Showing Caisson and Mason-Work]. Harper's Weekly, 1870-12-17
The East River Bridge—Demolition of Buildings for the New York Approach. Harper's Weekly, 1877-11-24
The East River Bridge, New York: Details of Air Locks for Brooklyn Caisson. Engineering, 1873-06-13
East River Brucke.—Ansichte der Aufgange in New-York und Brooklyn [East River Bridge.—Views of the Staircases in New York and Brooklyn]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, undated.
Echoes of the late Presidential election—Paying a grotesque wager on the result—scene on Brooklyn Bridge, November 14. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1888-11-24
Eröffnungs-Feier der New York-Brooklyner Hängebrücke am 24.Mai 1883.—Scene in der Brooklyner Brücken-Halle und das Feuerwerf auf der Brücke [Opening ceremony of the New York-Brooklyn Suspension Bridge on May 24, 1883. Scene in the Brooklyn Bridge Hall and the fireworks on the bridge]. Um Die Welt, Keppler & Schwartzmann's Illustrierte Zeitung, June 2, 1883.
The Evening Crush at a Stairway Leading to the Brooklyn Bridge. Once A Week, 1890-01-28
An Excursion Steamer. Drawn by Charles Kendrick. Harper's Weekly, 1877-09-15
Farrington Crossing the Span. Harper's New Monthly, 1883
The First Passenger Across the East River Bridge.—Testing the Temporary Cable, 1876-08-25
A Flirt's Daring Trick. National Police Gazette, 1883-05-12
The Great Bridge – Fire-works and Illumination, from the Brooklyn Side. Drawn by Charles Graham. Harper's Weekly, 1883-06-02
The Great East River Suspension Bridge. Connecting the Cities of New York and Brooklyn. Reprinted from color lithograph by Currier & Ives. From a 1968 calendar published by the Travelers Insurance Companies, Hartford, CT, 1968
The Great Suspension Bridge Between New York and Brooklyn. Scientific American, 1878-11-09
The Grip on the Brooklyn Bridge—a Moment of Danger. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, 1890-03-08
Inside views of the East River Bridge Caisson, Brooklyn NY. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1870-10-15
The Jam at the Entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. Drawing by T. de Thulstrup. Harper's Weekly, 1885-08-29
Method of Constructing the Floor of the East River Bridge Harper's Weekly, 1881-04-23
Most densely-traveled spot of the face of the globe. Manhattan End of Brooklyn Bridge, on the acre's area, 150,000,000 passengers gather yearly. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, 1903-08-20
New Cable Driving Plant of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge. Scientific American, 1888-07-21
New East River After the Fire. Scientific American, 1902
The New Suspension Bridge between New York and Brooklyn USA. The Graphic, 1883-06-02
The New Terminal in Brooklyn of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge [2 copies; 1 color]. Harper's Weekly, 1895
New York and the Brooklyn Bridge – "On se fait a tout avec le temps,(One gets accustomed to everything in time,") is a true proverb. No doubt the old Egyptians hardly glanced at their gigantic Pyramids…", 1900
The New York and Brooklyn Suspension-Bridge - Brooklyn Entrance Harper's Weekly [2 copies], 1883-05-26
New York and Brooklyn Suspension Bridge., 1880
The New York End of the Brooklyn Bridge on a Winter Day. Harper's Weekly, 1892-02-20
New York Harbor, as Seen from the Brooklyn Tower of the Suspension Bridge. Harper's Weekly, 1873 November 1
The New York Terminal of the Brooklyn Bridge, Now under Construction. Harper's Weekly, undated.
New York's Workers as They Are, and Not as Jeff Davis Saw Them. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, 1909
Old and New - the Two Bridges Connecting New York and Brooklyn. Harper's Weekley , 1901
Our Artist in America: New York City People Going Home. The Illustrated London News, undated.
The Present Condition of the Anchorage of the East River Bridge. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1873-08-30
Present Condition of the New East River Bridge Scientific American, 1902-07-26
A Promenade in Mid-Air: Crossing the Footway of the New York and Brooklyn Suspension Bridge. The Pictorial World, .
Promenade, Railway, and Roadway of the Brooklyn Bridge. Scientific American, 1883-06-02
The Proposed Extension of the East River Bridge. Harper's Weekly, 1886
The Proposed Terminal of the East River Bridge in Brooklyn. Harper's Weekly, 1893-03-11
R.G. Odlum springt am 19 Mai 1885 von der East River Brucke in den Fluss [R.G. Odlum jumps from the East River Bridge into the river, May 19 1885]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, 1885
Rapid Transit in New York – The Crush at the Brooklyn Bridge. Drawn by Arthur Lewis. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, 1904-09-15
A Runaway on the Brooklyn Side of the East River Bridge [2 copies; 1 color], Undated
Section of Bridge, Showing Foot, Rail and Carriage Ways; Bridge Approaches. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Shoveling Snow from the East River Bridge, New York City. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1885-01-10
Sinking the Brooklyn Caisson for East River Bridge No. 3 Scientific American, 1902-05-31
The Tragedy on the Brooklyn Bridge, May 30. Drawn by C.Graham and W.A. Rogers. Harper's Weekly, 1883-06-09
"Under the Towers" from the water-color painting by F. Hopkinson Smith. Harper's Weekly, 1882-02-18
Unglück auf der East-River Bruecke. Der Bruch eines Drahtseiles verursacht den Tod zweier Arbeiter [Misfortune on the East River Bridge. The breakage of a wire rope causes the death of two workers]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, undated.
View of Caisson and Plant for New East River Bridge Scientific American, 1897-08-07
View showing the proposed improvement at the New York terminus of the Brooklyn Bridge. Scientific American, 1884-04-12
Washington A. Roebling, the Invalid Engineer in Chief of the Brooklyn Bridge, Watching the Progress of the Structure from his Sick Room on Brooklyn Heights. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1884-05-26
Welcoming Admiral Dewey—Pyrotechnic Display in the Harbor and Rivers, Illumination of the Brooklyn Bridge at Night. Drawn from Life by G.W. Peters. Harper's Weekly, undated.
Bridges: Other
The Aeronautics of Bridge-Building: Constructing the New Manhattan Bridge. Harper's Weekly, 1909 [?]
The Brooklyn Bridge and Suspension Bridge No. 3, on Which Work Has Just Commenced. Scientific American, 1901-08-03
The East River Bridge, New York: Showing the Present Progress of the Work. Harper's Weekly, 1901-07-27
The Greatest Suspension Bridge in the World. Laying the First Cables of the New East River Bridge Connecting New York and Brooklyn, Undated.
The Last Cable Laid. Views of the New Brooklyn Bridge Taken on the Occasion of the Completion of the First Great Stage of the Work when on June 26 the Last Strand of the Last Cable was Strung across the River [Manhattan Bridge]. Harper's Weekly, 1902
The New Bridge over the East River, New York [Drawn by H. Louis Sonntag, Jun.]. Harper's Weekly, undated.
New East River Bridge Connecting New York and Brooklyn. Scientific American, 1896-09-12
The New Ship-Canal at Kingsbridge, Connecting the Harlem and Hudson Rivers. Harper's Weekly, undated.
New York's Newest Bridge. The Perilous Footway on the Temporary Cables of the Manhattan Bridge, Undated.
Perilous Work of Steel-bridge Builders [likely a drawing of workers on the Manhattan Bridge; construction began 1901 and was completed 1909]. Leslie's Weekly, 1905-06-08
Proposed Bridge Over the Hudson River, at New York [proposed bridge to be built at 69th street in Manhattan crossing the Hudson]. Scientific American, 1894-06-16
Spanning the East River with the World's Greatest Steel Suspension Bridge, Completion of the Four Temporary Foot-Bridges Which Are to Be Used in Assembling the Enormous Cables. Leslie's Weekly, undated.
View of East River Bridge from Brooklyn, Showing Temporary Footway Cables. Scientific American, 1903
Williamsburg and the Brooklyn Bridges., 1904
Brighton Beach
Brighton Beach Bathing Pavilion, Coney Island. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Brighton Pier and Navigation Co., West Brighton, Coney Island. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Depot of Prospect Park and Coney Island R.R, West Brighton, Coney Island. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Feltman's Ocean Pavilion, West Brighton Beach, Coney Island. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Hotel Brighton, Brighton Beach, Coney Island. Stiles, History of Kings County,, 1884
Incidents of the Excursion of the American Medical Association to Brighton Beach, June 4th, 1880
Mrs. Vanderveer's Bathing Pavilion, West Brighton Beach, Coney Island. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Observatory at West Brighton, Coney Island. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Ocean Pier and Navigation Co., West Brighton, Coney Island. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Paul Bauer's West Brighton Hotel. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Sea Beach Palace Hotel, West Brighton, Coney Island. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Sea-Side Home for Children, West Brighton Beach, Coney Island. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Silhouette Artist and the City Belle –An Evening Scene on Brighton Beach. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1879-07-19
Summer Night's Festival of the Arion Singing Society at West Brighton Beach, July 31st – Meeting of Arion and Neptune on the Beach after Landing from the Dolphins. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1879-08-16
New York's Great Midsummer Attraction. Life, 1902-07-24
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Academy of Music and Academy of Design, undated
Brooklyn Academy of Music. From a 1959 Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn Calendar [image is older than calendar], 1959
The Brooklyn Academy of Music – Exterior; The Brooklyn Academy of Music – Interior – Opening Concert, January 15, 1861. Harper's Weekly, 1861-02-02
Grand Ball, for the benefit of the Home for Destitute Children, at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, February 5th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1880-02-21
Reception of the Brooklyn Art Association at the Brooklyn Academy of Music [color]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1863-03-28
Reception of the Brooklyn Art Association at the Brooklyn Academy of Music [German language; black & white]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1863-04-04
Roof of Academy of Music Blown Off by Gale. Harper's Weekly, 1860-07-14
Brooklyn Art Association
New Academy of the Brooklyn Art Association. Harper's Weekly, 1872 March 23
Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights, Opposite the City of New York [color]. Gleason's Pictorial, 1854 November 25
Brooklyn Heights Water-Cure Establishment. Life Illustrated, 1859 [?]
Celebrations
The Brooklyn Columbian Celebration – High-School boys marching up Court Street – Grand Army Procession from top of Memorial Arch – City Hall Decorations – Court House Decorations – Memorial Arch – Daughters of the Grand Army of the Republic – Ranks of red, white and blue, undated
Brooklyn Honors Her Brave Soldiers and Sailors: A Magnificent Ovation by Her Citizens to the Men Who Served in the War with Spain – The Review at Prospect Park Plaza on Saturday, October 1st. [2 copies]. Leslie's Weekly, October 20, 1898
Brooklyn Sunday School Celebration. Harper's Bazaar, June 20, 1874
Brooklyn's Enthusiastic Reception of Her Great Arctic Explorer [Frederick Cook's Return]. Leslie's Weekly, September 20, 1909
Brooklyn's Welcome to Governor Cleveland – The Procession Passing the City Hall [2 copies]. Drawn by Schell and Hogan. Harper's Weekly, October 25, 1884
A Children's Festival Day: The Thirty-Second Annual Parade of the Sunday Schools of Brooklyn. Photographs by Hemment. Frank Leslie's Weekly , June 22, 1893
Colored Celebration of Emancipation Day at Myrtle Avenue Park. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 9, 1884
The Columbian Celebration in New York City. Illumination and firework at Brooklyn Bridge. Frank Leslie's Weekly , October 20, 1892
Das 14 National-Sangerfest [Fourth of July Celebration]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, July 18, 1885
A Democratic Barbecue. – The Hungry Crowd of "Unterrified" Clamoring or Cuts of the Toothsome Roast. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, October 18, 1884
Fire-Works at New York on the Evening of the Fourth of July, As Seen From Brooklyn Heights. Harper's Weekly, 1859
Grand Gathering of Sunday School Children at Prospect Park, in Celebration of the Anniversary, May 28th, 1873. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 14, 1873
The Inauguration of Governor David B. Hill, at Albany January 1st—the Procession Passing the Reviewing Stand. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, January 12, 1889
Monster Picnic at Schach's Park, East Brooklyn, June 13, for the Benefit of the German Hospital Fund – From a Sketch by Our Special Artist, 1864
The Naval Ball in Honor of the Grand Duke Alexis, at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard. Harper's Weekly, December 16, 1871
New York – Fifteenth Annual Reunion, in Brooklyn, June 11th, of the Society of the Army of the Potomac – The Procession Passing Under the Grand Arch in Montague Street, 1884
The Republican Barbecue in Brooklyn: Roasting the oxen; Procession of the Boys in Blue [2 copies, b&w and color]. Harper's Weekly, November 11, 1876
Überreichung von medaillen durch manor booth von Brooklyn an die Veteren der Brooklyner Regimenter in Front Green, am 25 Oktober 1866 [Presentation of Medals]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, October 25, 1866
Welcome Army of the Potomac – drawing of parade on Montague Street [German language], circa 1884
Parade of the Brooklyn Sunday-School Children. Harper's Bazaar, June 13, 1868
Cemeteries
A Day in Greenwood Cemetery. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1867 August 17
Decorating the Three Thousand Soldiers' Graves in Cypress Hill Cemetery, Near Brooklyn, Long Island. Sketched by Stanley Fox. Harper's Weekly, June 20, 1868
Decoration of the graves of Union soldiers at Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, May 30, 1869. Sketched by Stanley Fox. Harper's Weekly, June 19, 1869
Dedication of the Actors' Monument in the Cemetery of the Evergreens. Drawn by Graham and Rogers. Harper's Weekly, June 18, 1887
Engine House – 1855 [Greenwood Cemetery]
Entrance to Greenwood Cemetery, 1845. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Firemen's Monument in Greenwood Cemetery. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Firemen's Monument, Situated on Ocean Hill, in Greenwood Cemetery, Long Island, N.Y. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, October 18, 1851
Floral Decoration of the Graves of Patriot Soldiers, at Cypress Hill Cemetery, Long Island, New York, May 31st. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Fountain and Reservoir on Fountain Hill [Greenwood Cemetery]
Gardener's Lodge (Battle Hill), Greenwood Cemetery [2 copies]. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Gardener's Lodge, Ocean Hill – 1845 [Greenwood Cemetery]
Greenwood Cemetery: Entrance to Greenwood Cemetery; Monument in Greenwood Cemetery. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, circa 1851
Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn
Lawn-Girt Hill Greenwood Cemetery
Monument to Miss Charlotte Canda (Green-Wood Cemetery). Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Northern Entrance to Greenwood (From Within) [2 copies]. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Outer Gate, Northern Entrance [Greenwood Cemetery]
Pilot's Monument in Greenwood Cemetery, New York. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, August 14, 1852
Receiving Tombs. Arbor Water [Greenwood Cemetery]
Southern Entrance – 1861 [Greenwood Cemetery]
Theaterbrand in Brooklyn am 5. Dezember 1876 – Begräbnis der Verunglückten auf Battle Hill, Greenwood-Friedhof, am 9 Dezember [Theater fire in Brooklyn on December 5, 1876 - Interment of the Victims on Battle Hill, Greenwood Cemetery, on December 9]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, 1877
Tool-House [Greenwood Cemetery]
Western Entrance – 1850 (From Within) [Greenwood Cemetery]
Western Entrance to Green-Wood Cemetery [2 copies]. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Churches
The Brooklyn Bethel – Mission School for Children of the Poor, under Auspices of Plymouth Church. Harper's Weekly, 1870 January 29
Brooklyn, L.I. – Meeting, in Plymouth Church, of the advisory council of congregational churches – Thomas G. Sherman making a statement of the case of Plymouth Church, on the second day of the meeting, February 16th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 4, 1876
Brooklyn, NY – The Presbyterian General Assembly at the Tabernacle. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 10, 1876
The Brooklyn Tabernacle – Appearance of the Ruins on Monday Morning, May 14th. – From a Photograph Made Expressly for Leslie's Weekly by J.C. Hemment. Leslie's Weekly, May 24, 1894
Burning of the Brooklyn Tabernacle / Brooklyn Tabernacle – Interior View. Harper's Weekly, 1873
Centennial Baptist Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Central Baptist Church, E.D. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Central Congregational Church, Ormond Place. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Central M.E. Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Ceremony of Laying the Corner Stone of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, on Lafayette, Vanderbilt, Clermont and Greene Avenues, Brooklyn, L.I., June 21. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 11, 1868
The Church of the Holy Trinity. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Church of the Pilgrims, Henry Street, Cor. Remsen. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Emanuel Baptist Church. The American Architect and Building News, April 23, 1888
First Baptist Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
First Methodist Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Sands Street Memorial; John Welch, Architect. The American Architect and Building News, February 18, 1893
First Place Methodist Episcopal; St.John's Methodist Episcopal Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
First Reformed Church of Brooklyn. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Fleet Street M.E. Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Greenwood Baptist Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Lee Avenue Baptist Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. The Manufaturer and Builder, 1872
Meeting in Plymouth Church of the advisory council of Congressional churches – Thomas G. Shearman making a statement of the case of Plymouth Church on the second day of the Meeting, February 16th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 4, 1876
The Church of the Pilgrim, corner of Clinton and Remsen Streets, Brooklyn. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
The New Brooklyn Tabernacle on Schermerhorn Street, Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, Pastor. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 7, 1874
New York - New Chapel of the Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, January 18, 1879
Nostrand Avenue M.E. Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Old Dutch Reformed Church, 1776. Drawn by Miss Elizabeth Sleight in 1808; copied from the original drawing by G.Hayward; for McCloskey's Manual of the City of Brooklyn, 1864
The Old Franklin Avenue Presbyterian Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Park Avenue Primitive Methodist Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Pierrepont Street Baptist Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Plymouth Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Puritan Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Recent Additions to Churches of Brooklyn. Drawn by Hughson Hawley. Harper's Weekly, May 26, 1888
Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Evangelist, Brooklyn, New York. The American Architect
The Ross Street Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. The Manufacturer and Builder, 1872
The Second Breuckelen Church, 1766. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Simpson M.E. Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Sixth Avenue Baptist Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
South Third Street Presbyterian Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Trial of the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, Charged with Falsehood and Deceit, before the Presbytery of Brooklyn—The Accused Demanding a Rigid Investigation. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 12, 1879
View of the Ruins of the Famous Brooklyn Tabernacle, Destroyed by Fire October 13th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, October 26, 1889
Washington Avenue Baptist Church. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Clubs
Brooklyn Whist Club. Harper's Weekly, undated
Das neue heim des Union League Club zu Brooklyn [The new home of the Union League Club of Brooklyn]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung
Fifth Annual Exhibition at the Riding Academy in Brooklyn – The "Hungarian Post." Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 29, 1873
Reception of Lt.-Com Gorringe, U.S.N., by Anglo-Saxon Lodge, No 137, F and AM, Brooklyn, September 1st, Explaining the Masonic Emblems on the Egyptian Obelisk. From a Sketch by Albert Berghaus. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 18, 1880
Summer Encampment of State G.A.R. at Brooklyn – Sounding the Bugle-Calls in Music Hall, July 28th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 14, 1880
The Union League Club-House, Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.; P.J. Lauritzen, Architect. The American Architect and Building News, November 14, 1891
Coney Island
After Clams on Coney Island. Drawn by Albert Berghaus. Harper's Weekly, 1884 March 8
American Excursion Coney Island Sightseeing Tour. Sterlip Press, Inc, NY.
American Medical Association Sailing Around Coney Island [German language]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, June 4, 1880
Amerikanische Skizzen: Am Badestrand von Coney Island bei Neuyork [American sketches: At the beach of Coney Island near New York] [women riding donkeys in the water]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, August 23, 1879
Art and Nature at the West End of Coney Island [2 copies]. Harper's Weekly, July 16, 1887
An Artist's Holiday Notes at Coney Island. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 6, 1889
An Artist's Impressions of the New Coney, 1903
The Beach at Coney Island. Drawn by Ben Day. Harper's Weekly, August 17, 1867
Commissary Department of Big Summer Resort Hotel, Manhattan Beach, Coney Island. Photographs by Harriet Quimby [2 copies]. Leslie's Weekly, July 5, 1906
Coney Island and the Crowned Heads: Why Shouldn't the Wearied Monarchs of Europe Enjoy a Plunge in Our Republican Waters? Puck, circa 1883
Coney Island, beliebter Badeplatz am antlantichen Ozean, nahe New York [Coney Island, beloved bathing place on the Atlantic Ocean, near New York]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, August 8, 1888
The Coney Island Concourse. Harper's Weekly, August 4, 1877
Coney Island, New York, on the Atlantic Ocean – Manhattan Beach Hotel [German language]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, circa 1879
Das Seebad Coney Island bei New York. Deutsche Illustrtirte Zeitung
The Encroachments of the Sea at Coney island—Moving back the Great Hotel at Brighton Beach. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, January 14, 1888
Enjoyment of Midsummer Throngs in New York. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, July 11, 1907
Famous Coney Island Where New York's Heated Millions Find Relief. Leslie's Weekly
High Tide at Coney Island, 1895
An Idle Hour on Coney Island. Harper's Bazaar, August 28, 1880
The Joys of Saturday-Sunday Land. Harper's Weekly Advertiser, 1910 [?]
Kinder im Bade, Scene nahe dem Sanitorium zu Coney Island [Children bathing, scene near the Sanitorium at Coney Island]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, August 10, 1889
A Lesson for the Uninitiated – Three-Card Monte Players on Coney Island Beach. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 31, 1867
Manhattan Beach Hotel, Coney Island. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The New Coney Island—Night Views of "Dreamland" and "Luna Park." Harper's Weekly, 1904 [?]
New York's New Summer Amusement Resort: Some of the Attractions of Dreamland. The Theatre Magazine, 1904 [?]
New York's Two Most Famous Midsummer Resorts: The Masses Delight in the Variegated Attractions of Coney Island, While the More Select Ones Crowd to the Cool Retreats of Central Park. Leslie's Weekly, July 30, 1903
On Coney Island – View from the Observatory, Looking East. Drawn by Charles Graham. Harper's Weekly, August 11, 1883
On the Iron Pier, Coney Island—The Rush for the Last Boat. Harper's Weekly, July 29, 1882
On The Way To Coney Island. Drawn by T. De Thulstrup. Harper's Weekly, 1886
Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, Coney Island. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Our Summer Resorts—Sketches at Coney Island. Drawn by T. de Thulstrup. Harper's Weekly, August 6, 1881
The People's Great Summer Resort—the Latest Improvements on Coney Island—Brighton Beach and its Attractions. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 24, 1878
Political Coney Island [centerfold in an entire issue]. Puck, August 10, 1887
Posters of Steeplechase Park [4 posters, oversize. Located in collection flat file]
Saturday's Half-Holiday Crowd on the Beach at Coney Island: New York's Popular Breathing Spot, To Which It's Millions of All Conditions Flock During the Heat of the Day. Leslie's Weekly
Scene at a Coney Island Sanitarium – The Children's Bathing Hour. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 10, 1889
Scenes and Incidents at Coney Island.—Life-Savers at Work— "Pull Hearty, my Boys!" Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 28, 1886
Scenes and Incidents on Coney Island. Drawn by W.A. Rogers. Harper's Weekly, August 10, 1878
Sea-side bathing at the Coney Island Beach. The Daily Graphic, 1873
Sleighing on the New Ocean Parkway from Prospect Park, Brooklyn, to the Atlantic—a Trot on the Coney Island Beach. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, February 10, 1877
St. George's Inn: Boulevard, Coney Island: Bruce Price, Architect. The American Architect and Building News, June 25, 1880
The Storm on Coney Island. From Sketches by H.M. Eaton. Harper's Weekly, February 28, 1885
Summer Diversions at the Seaside – A Coasting Party At Coney Island – "More Scared Than Hurt." Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 24, 1886
The "Three-Card Monte" – A Scene On Coney Island. Sketched by Stanley Fox
Under way for Coney Island. Harper's Young People, October 17, 1882
A Visit to Coney Island. Harper's Weekly, September 12, 1891
The Warfare on the Route to Coney Island, 1902 [?]
Women Bathing at Coney Island [Badende Frauen…] [German Language]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, 1882
Crime
The Arrest of the Abductor of the Girl Lizzie Selden, in Brooklyn August 31st. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1882 September 9
Base Metal Coinage—A Gang of Counterfeiters in Brooklyn Molding Imitation Silver Dollars. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1889-01-12
The Bay Ridge Robbers – The Thieves Firing on Mr. Van Brunt. From Sketches by Theo. R. Davis. Harper's Weekly, 1875-01-02
The Brooklyn Kidnappers: Little Lizzie Selden decoyed from her home by a strange woman, who is captured after a general hunt. The National Police Gazette: New York, 1882-09-16
Brutal Double Murder in Husted's stables, Skillman Street, Brooklyn Thursday, May 13. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1858-05-22
He Concluded to Skip: A Suspected Murderer Named Krause Makes a Swift and Successful Escape from the Raymond Street Jail, Brooklyn. The National Police Gazette: New York, 1888-01-24
The Kelsey Mystery. Scenes of the Huntington (L.I.) Excitement. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1873-09-20
Disasters
Brooklyn Theatre Broadside. Brooklyn Theatre, This Week, Positively the Last Times in Brooklyn of the Two Orphans With All Its Original Scenes and Cast [located in collection flat file], 1876
Brooklyn Public School Catastrophe – Scene At The Stairway Opening on Navy Street, Where the Children Were Suffocated to Death. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1858 January 30
The Brooklyn Theatre Conflagration. The room of the Property Clerk at the Brooklyn Headquarters – Friends of the Missing Identifying Relics Found in the Ruins or on the Bodies of the Victims [2 copies; 1 German language; 1 English]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1876-12-30
Burning of the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Harper's Weekly, 1873-01-11
The Burning of the Brooklyn Theatre, December 5th – Scene from the Stage at the First Alarm of fire – The Actors Endeavoring to Prevent a Panic [numerous illustrations also included within the issue]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1876-12-23
Burning of the Brooklyn Theatre – Scene at the Washington Street Entrance. Harper's Weekly, 1876-12-23
Collision on the Hudson River Between The Steamer Knickerbocker and Sloop Stephen Raymond – Captain Drowned. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1859-04-16
Destructive Fire in Fuhman Street, Under the Heights, Brooklyn, NY., Undated.
Destruction of the Fifth Avenue Theater, New York, in 1873., Undated.
Explosion at Ames & Moulton's Hat Factory. Harper's Weekly, 1860-02-11
Explosion of Two Boilers at Jewell's Mills, Brooklyn, N.Y., February 16, 1882. Scientific American, 1882-05-20
The Fatal Accident on the New Elevated Railroad, on Broadway, in the Eastern District of Brooklyn, Tuesday Morning, the 14th inst—A Section of the Structure, with Derricks, Construction-Car, Boiler etc, Falls upon a Horse Car Filled with Passengers. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1888-02-18
February's Fury – Freaks of the Great Winter Storm At Long Branch and Coney Island. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1880-02-21
Funeral Procession for the Victims of the Brooklyn Theatre Fire [German language]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, 1876-12-19
The Great Fire in Brooklyn, July 15, 1864. Harper's Weekly, 1864-07-30
Horrible Death of a Number of Firemen at the Conflagration on Furman Street, Brooklyn, April 4 – The Roofs Giving Way and Precipitating the Victims among the Ruins of the Warerooms Underneath. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1865-04-22
Kamp mit Kaiffifdien in der gai New York nahe Fort Layfayette. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, 1880
The Burning of the Ferry-Boat, Idaho, on Monday Evening, Nov. 26th, in the East River, N.Y., opposite Williamsburgh, Long Island Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1866-12-15
The Late Fire in Brooklyn. Shingle Yard Fire on Van Brunt Street near Summit. Illustrated News, 1853-07-02
New York, - Fatal Collision on Lond Island Sound, June 11th - The "City of New York" picking up the passengers of the "Narragansett" after the collision of hte latter with the "Stonington" Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1880-06-26
The Recent Destructive Tornado in Brooklyn – Explosion of the Gasometers of the Citizen's Gas Company, Smith and Fifth Streets. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1889-01-19
Ruins after the Late Fire in Brooklyn [Fire at 359 Fulton Street]. Illustrated News, 1853-06-04
Shocking Scene at a Fire in Brooklyn, N.Y., on February 6, 1859 [Fire at Fulton and Elm]. Harper's Weekly, 1859-02-19
The Terrible Disaster at the New York Approach of the East River Bridge, May 30th – Removing the Bodies of the Killed and Injured. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 9, 1883.
Thrilling Scene at a Recent Fire in Greenpoint. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1882-12-09
Wreck of the Schooner "Emma Jane" in Jamaica Bay During the store of Dec. 30, 1895. Collier's Weekly, 1896-01-09
Distilleries
Swill Tanks Connected With Husted's Distillery, Skillman Street, Brooklyn. Filling the Casks with Distillery Slops, to Take to the Cow-Stables of the Long-Island Farmers. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1858 May 15
The Whiskey War in the City of Brooklyn, New York [Fifth Ward]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1869 December 25
Ferries
America Revisited by our Special Artist. The Illustrated News of the World, 1890 March 29
Atlantic Street, or South Ferry. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Dangers of Ferry Navigation During Heavy Fog – Scene on the East River – A Narrow Escape [color]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1887-12-24
Don't Jump! – A Warning oft Repeated, Little Heeded. – Narrow Escape of a Young Lady from Being Crushed between the Boat and Bridge at Fulton Ferry, N.Y., Undated.
The Effect of the Gale of Dec. 27th and 28th on the Ferries – lowering loaded wagons on board the ferry boat at the foot of South Sevent Street, Williamsburgh L.I., 1866
The Ferry at Brooklyn, New York. Print published by Geo. Virtue, 1839 [2 copies; 1 b&w; 1 color]., Undated.
Ferry House at Foot of Hamilton Avenue. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Ferry House at Foot of Montague Street. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Ferry Mismanagement – Fatal and Terrible Collision between the Boats "Hamilton" and "Union," at Fulton Ferry, New York City, November 14th, 1868. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1868-11-28
Homeward Rush. Drawn by W.P. Snyder. Harper's Weekly, 1892-04-23
La debacle des glaces, a New York. Vue prise de la riviere orientale [The Icebreaker, New York. View taken from the East River]. L'Univers Illustre, undated.
Meeting of the Ferry Investigating Committee at Washington Hall, Williamsburg, Long Island, On Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 11th and 12th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1867-03-02
Moving the Brick Ferry House of the 39th Street Brooklyn Ferry. Scientific American, 1893-02-11
On the Ferry. Copyright 1898 by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898
The Twentieth Century Woman on a New York Ferry-Boat. Drawn by G.W. Peters. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, 1907-03-21
Where Two Ends Meet – Scene on the Pier at Twenty-Sixth Street, East River, New York – Drawn by T. De Thulstrup. Harper's Weekly, 1891
Zusammenstoss zweier Fahrzeuge auf dem East River am 3 Mai 1875 [Collision of two vehicles on the East River, May 3 1875]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, 1875
Fire Department
A big blaze at Hunter's Point – a constant menace to New York and Brooklyn. Harper's Weekly, 1884 February 23
"Fire!" Response of the Insurance Patrol., Undated.
General View of Fire Alarm Headquarters, Brooklyn, N.Y. [various other photographs of the Fire Alarm Headquarters included as well]. Fire and Water, 1896-09-26
The Great Conflagration at Hunter's Point, Long Island Destruction of oil works and shipping May 25th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1869-06-12
The Late Procession of the Fire Department, Brooklyn, N.Y.; View of Firemen's Hall, Brooklyn, N.Y. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, undated.
New York Harbor. Fire, Police and Tug-Boats Saving the Shipping of Brooklyn—Towing the Grain Elevator "Transporter" into the Harbor, on the Night of October 4th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1878-10-19
The Veteran Firemen of Brooklyn – Portraits of Leading Members of the Old Volunteer Department, With some of the Department Relics. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1888-02-11
Industry
700-Foot Floating Dock of the Morse Dry Dock, Brooklyn. Scientific American , 1900 April 21
Ansicht der Yard bei den Brennerei-Stallungen…in Brooklyn. [View of the yard at the distillery stables...in Brooklyn]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, 1858-05-22
Asbestos Works of the H.W. Johns Manufacturing Company [various ill.; 2 copies; 1b&w, 1 color]. Scientific American, 1881-02-26
Atlantic Docks and Basin. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Brooklyn Warehouse and Storage Company., Undated.
The Brooklyn Warehouse and Storage Company. Harper's Weekly, undated.
C.H. Reynold's Coal and Wood Yards. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Charles A. Schieren & Co.'s Manufactory. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Charles S. Higgins' Soap Manufactory. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Columbian Iron Works. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
D. Appleton & Co.'s Book Manufactory. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Downing & Lawrences' Marine Railways and Ship Yard. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Dow's Grain Stores, Brooklyn, U.S.A. Engineering, 1883-11-02
Duc's Mechanical Atomizer- Made at the Continental Works, Brooklyn. N.Y. Scientific American, 1882-03-11
E. Ketcham & Co's Tin Ware Manufactory, Brooklyn. Office & Warerooms, 100 Beekman St., & 289 Pearl St., NY., 1874
Exposure of the Milk Trade – general view of Wilson and Husted's Distilleries and cow stables, on Flushing Avenue and Skillman Street, Brooklyn. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1858-05-08
Exposure of the Swill-Milk Trade. – Interior of the Cow-Stables Connected with the Distillery Corner of Flushing Avenue and Skillman Streets, Brooklyn. Supplement to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1874-11-28
Grain Elevator, Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn. Harper's Weekly, 1871-05-20
Grain Ships Laid up in Gowanus Creek—Waiting for Cargoes. Harper's Weekly, 1880-04-10
The Great Dry Docks at the Erie Basin, Brooklyn, N.Y. Scientific American Supplement No. 444, 1884-07-05
Handling the Grain Crop at the Port of New York Scientific American, 1897-11-20
Henry Lawrence & Sons, Manufacturer of Cordage and Bagging; Office, 192 Front Street, Near Fulton, New York. Factory, Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, E.D. Verso: Lawrence Waterbury & Co., Cordage Manufacturers, Brooklyn, E.D., New York, Office and Warerooms, 136 Front St., New York, 1876
Higgins' German Laundry. The American Grocer, 1881-02-24
Holmes' Barrel Making Machinery. –The Chamfering and Crozing Machine [various ill.]. Scientific American, 1874-03-28
J.S. Loomis' Moulding and Planing Mills. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
James Weir's Conservatories and Green-Houses. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
John Good's Ropemaking Machinery Establishment. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Lawrence Waterbury & Co. Cordage & Cotton Bagging Manufacturing. Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., New York, undated.
The Lidgerwood Manufacturing Company, New York. Hoisting Engines and Boilers—Gorton Heaters. Scientific American, 1888-06-02
The Manufacture of Electrical Machines by the Fuller Electrical Company, at their Factory in Brooklyn. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1882-04-01
Martin Worn & Son's Furniture Warehouse. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
New Beam Engine Built at Continental Works, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y. Scientific American, 1881-12-31
New Method of Docking and Excavating Canals. Scientific American, 1872-10-12
The Niagara Direct-Acting Pump. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Pioneer Tobacco Factory, Brooklyn, N.Y. Harper's Weekly, 1870-01-01
Proclamation by the Governor for the Suppression of Certain Nuisances [petroleum refinement; Newtown Creek]. Harper's Weekly, 1881-08-13
Richard Shannon's Greenhouses; James Dean's Greenhouses. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
The Rope and Cordage Manufactory of Wm. Wall's Sons. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
A Scene at the Atlantic Docks Brooklyn. Appleton's Journal, 1871-04-01
Shipping Grain at Brooklyn Elevators. Harper's Weekly, 1897-10-09
Sohmer & Co Piano Fabrik in Astoria, Long Island, gegenuber der 92 Strasse in New York [Sohmer & Co. piano factory in Astoria, Long Island, across from 92nd Street in New York].
Terminal Facilities of New York. Harper's Weekly supplement, 1889-08-31
The "Sweating System" in New York City. Harper's Weekly, undated.
Through the Years. E.R. Squibb & Sons, New York. Good Housekeeping, 1929-09
The Union Porcelain Works and Wares. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Unsavory Hunter's Point – The Factories and Refineries on Newtown Creek – from sketches by our special artist. Harper's Weekly, undated.
View of Atlantic White Lead and Linseed Oil Company's Works; Factories, Brooklyn, New York. Office, 287 Pearl Street, New York, 1874
View of E.W. Bliss's Machine Shops and Foundries. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
View of the H.W. Peace Co.'s "Vulcan" Saw Works, Tenth and Ainslie Streets, E.D. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
View of Thos. F. Rowland's Continental Iron Works and Shipyard, Greenpoint, New York, 1874
Warehouses and Basin of the Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn, N.Y. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1851
The William Cabble Excelsior Wire Works. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Worthington Hydraulic Works, South Brooklyn NY. Scientific American, 1880-09-04
WM Wall's Sons Manufactures of Rope, Office, 220 Front Street New York Factory, Brooklyn, Undated.
Libraries
Carnegie Libraries: DeKalb Branch; Greenpoint Branch; Williamsburg Branch; Bedford Branch; Pacific Branch. [verso – American Sugar Refining Company]. King's Views of Brooklyn, 1904
The Garfield Building, Cor. Court and Remsen Streets, Brooklyn. Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884
Gate Lodge and Hamersley Library, Sea Side Home, Bath Beach, N.Y.; Parfitt Bros. Architects. The American Architect and Building News, 1892 November 12
Memorials
Bronze Statue of De Witt Clinton, Designed for Greenwood Cemetery. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1853 [?]
Brooklyn's Triumphal Arch. Scientific American, 1890-01-04
Honoring the Memory of Martyrs of the Revolution – dedication of the monument at Fort Green Park, Brooklyn NY to the imprisoned patriots who died on the British prison ship during the war for American Independence. Leslie's Weekly, 1908-11-26
Interior View of the Tomb, in Brooklyn, L.I. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1870-08-06
The Lincoln Monument in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York. Harper's Weekly, 1869-11-13
The Metropolis in Mourning [Scenes of buildings covered in memorial décor following death of General Grant]. Harper's Weekly, 1885-08-08
"The Navy." Symbolic Group in High Relief, Designed by Frederick MacMonnies for the Memorial Arch at the Northern Entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Harper's Weekly, 1899-07-15
Proposed Monument to Sons of Brooklyn Who Fell in Four Wars, To Be Erected at Entrance to Prospect Park. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1886-02-20
The Proposed Triumphal Arch: Soldiers and Sailors' Monument, Brooklyn, the corner stone of which was laid October 30th, Undated.
The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Brooklyn. Preparing to lay the Corner Stone. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1889-11-02
The Soldiers' Memorial Arch, To Be Erected in Brooklyn. – From the Original Design. Harper's Weekly, 1889-08-17
Tomb of the Martyrs, Brooklyn, Long Island., Undated.
Military
The Armored Cruiser Brooklyn, Launched at Philadelphia. Scientific American, 1895 October 12
The Captured Anglo-Rebel Steamer Columbia Unloading her Cargo. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1862-11-08
The Coast Defense Question – Bird's-Eye View of New York and Surrounding Cities, Showing Their Defenseless Condition in the Event of War with a Foreign Power. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1886-12-18
A Military Outrage – Soldiers, under Punishment, Bathing with Ball and Chain at Fort Hamilton, L.I. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1868-08-22
The New York Columbian Celebration. Harper's Weekly, 1892
Novel Summer Camp of Squadron C, of Brooklyn. Leslie's Weekly, 1905-09-21
Review of the Thirteenth Regiment, N.G., at the Armory, in Brooklyn, Feb. 7th, by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Staff, of Virginia. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1883-02-17
Scenes and Incidents in Major-General Sheridan's Reception in New York and Brooklyn. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1867-10-19
The Thirteenth Regiment New York State Militia leaving their armory in Brooklyn for the war, April 23, 1861/ The Sixty-Ninth (Irish) Regiment embarking in the "James Adger" for the war, April 23, 1861. Harper's Weekly, 1861-05-11
View of Fort Lafayette, Situated at the Narrows, New York Harbor. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1861-09-07
Museums
The Children's Museum of Brooklyn Institute. Scientific American, 1900 May 12
Navy Yard
Activity at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Leslie's Weekly, 1898 April 7
The Affair with Hayti—Preparations on the Expeditionary Vessels at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard—Hoisting and Placing Guns on Board. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1888-12-22
Ante-Election Activity at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Breaking up the Condemned Hulks. The Daily Graphic, 1884-10-04
At the Brooklyn Navy-Yard [2 copies; 1b&w, 1 color]. Harper's Weekly, 1892-01-30
At the Brooklyn Navy-Yard – 1. The Puritan. 2. The Nantucket. 3. Interior of the Maine. 4. The Maine. Harper's Weekly, 1832
Battle-Ships Crowd the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Leslie's Weekly, 1904-05-26
Bier of Captain J.H. Ward on Board the U.S.S. North Carolina at the Brooklyn Navy Yard [German language]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, undated.
Bilder aus dem Marine-Amt in Brooklyn [Pictures from the Naval Office in Brooklyn]. Uber Land und Meer, 1898
Bird's-Eye View from Brooklyn Bridge of the Famous Cruiser "Brooklyn" Speeding down East River. Leslie's Weekly, 1903-04-02
Blue Jackets Playing Football in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Collier's Weekly, 1897-01-21
Bravo! Gut gefegt! [civil service reform; Brooklyn Navy Yard] [German language]. Puck, 1891-04-29
The Brooklyn Navy-Yard [various images of ships, sailors, and workrooms]. Harper's Weekly, undated.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard and Shops. Scientific American, 1889-09-21
Building the New War Ship "Maine" at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Harper's Weekly, 1889-03-09
A Characteristic Group at the Brooklyn Navy Yard; "New York;" "Cincinnati;" "Brooklyn;" "Newport;" "Iowa." Scientific American, 1898-05-14
Construction of the New War Ship Maine, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York. Scientific American, 1889-10-05
The Cruiser "Columbia" in Dry-Dock at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard for the Repair of the Damage Done to her Flat Keel Plates While Docked at Southampton, England. Leslie's Weekly, 1895-08-29
Destruction of the Marine Barracks, Brooklyn Navy-Yard, by the Cyclone of January 9th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, January 19, 1889.
Dry Dock at Brooklyn, New York. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1851-05-10
Dry Dock No. 3; The Floating Caisson in Place Closing the Dock; The United States Cruiser Columbia in Dry Dock No. 2 Brooklyn Navy Yard. Scientific American, February 20, 1897.
A flock of Uncle Sam's peace doves at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard. [Armored cruiser Maryland; battle-ship Indiana; armored cruiser Pennsylvania; armored cruiser Colorado; battle-ship Alabama], Undated.
From Wood to Concrete—Repairs to Dry Dock No. 2, Brooklyn Navy Yard. Scientific American, 1900-10-20
Interior Esplanade Fronting the Navy Yard, with the Ship North Carolina Alongside. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1851-11-01
Launch of the United States Cruiser Maine from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, November 17. Once A Week, 1890-12-02
Lay Keel for World's Mightiest Plane Carrier: General View of Ceremonies at Brooklyn, N.Y. Navy Yard as the keel of the U.S.S. Saratoga, world's most powerful aircraft carrier, is laid. Illustrated Current News, 1890-03-29
Machine Shop and Engine Room, U. S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1857-08-01
The McCalla Naval Inquiry at Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Illustrated American, March 29, 1890.
The Million-Dollar Conflagration in the Brooklyn Navy Yard New York. Leslie's Weekly, 1899
The Navy Helps a Mail Steamer Collier's Weekly Journal of Current Events, 1900-12-01
Navy Yard, Brooklyn, Undated.
Navy Yard, Brooklyn, 1831. For D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1854
Navy Yard, Brooklyn, 1834. For D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1854
The Navy-Yard at Brooklyn, New York, June 1861. Harper's Weekly, 1861-07-20
Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N.Y.; View Taken from the East Side of Wallabout Bay, Williamsburg; Line-of-Battle Ship North Carolina, Lying at Her Moorings as a School Ship, Brooklyn, N.Y. [2 copies]. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1851-10-18
The New Caloric Ship "Ericsson," on the Government Dry Dock, Brooklyn, N.Y. Illustrated News, 1853-01-15
New Dry Dock at the United States Navy-Yard. Illustrated London News, 1849-10-27
The New Dry Dock, Brooklyn Navy Yard. Scientific American, 1889-11-30
The New Navy – Launch of the Armored Cruiser "Maine." Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1890-11-29
The New Simpson Timber Dry Dock at the Brooklyn N.Y., Navy Yard. Scientific American, 1889-11-30
The New Steel Floating Derrick. Scientific American, 1891-03-21
The New Traveling Cranes at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Scientific American, 1893-06-10
New York – Inspection of the Brooklyn Navy Yard by the New York Chamber of Commerce, Nov. 13th – The Fire Drill of the Employes and Marines. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1878-11-30
The New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn. Scientific American, 1901-03-03
The Niagara as She Appeared before She was Launched. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1856-03-08
Our Largest and Most Important Navy Yard. Leslie's Weekly, undated.
The Question of a National Defense—Condition of the United States Navy; "Whitney's Rotten Row," at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1887-01-22
Reception of the Grand Duke Alexis—Grand Ball Give by the Officers of the United States Navy to the Grand Duke, at the Navy Yard. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1871-12-16
Reception of the Tunisian Embassy at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Oct. 9th, by Admiral Bell, Commanding the Yard. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1865-10-28
"Rotten Row," Brooklyn Navy Yard. Harper's Weekly, 1882-08-05
Sailing of the Steamship "Bear," of the Greely Relief Expedition . From the Brooklyn Navy Yard, April 24th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1884-05-03
Scenes in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Harper's Weekly, 1861-08-24
Second Visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. [interior and exterior views]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 1, 1857.
Some Pictures of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Collier's Weekly, 1897-09-30
Stirring Times at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. [Photographs of receiving ship "Vermont;" Dry-Docks; Cruiser "Chicago;" Dispatch-Boat "Dolphin;" and gate of Navy Yard]. Leslie's Weekly, 1898-03-17
Thursday Evening Reception at the Sailors' Clubhouse in the Navy Yard [2 copies]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1876-08-19
Timber Dry Doc No. 3 at United States Navy Yard, New York - View of Operations in Progress. Scientific American, 1896-02-01
Torpedo-Boats in Winter Quarters. Leslie's Weekly, undated.
Training Electricians for the American Navy. School at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in which Sailor Lads Learn the Mysteries of Electric Apparatus and Become Skilled Wireless-Telegraph Operators. Leslie's Weekly, 1905-05-18
Trophies at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, the Monument Erected in Memory of the Sailors and Marines who Fell, in 1859, at Barrier's Fort, China. [2 copies]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1865-07-29
U.S. Naval Lyceum, Brooklyn N.Y. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1852
U.S. Navy Yard Hospital, Brooklyn, situated on what was originally the shore of the Wallabout Bay. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1857
The United States Navy Yard, Borough of Brooklyn, New York City, 1914
The United States Navy Yard, Brooklyn – The Brooklyn Navy Yard is the chief naval station of the American republic, 1893
The U.S. Ram, Puritan, in the New York Dry Dock, Brooklyn. Once A Week, 1890-06-10
The U.S. Ship "Constellation," Now Loading at the Brooklyn Navy Yard with Supplies for Ireland [2 copies]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1880-04-03
Vessels in Progress of Construction and repair at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1889-07-06
View in the Navy Yard, Brooklyn NY. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1851-09-27
View of the Navy Yard, Brooklyn NY. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1857
A Visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard [Entrance to the Navy Yard from York Street; "The Peacemaker;" Residence of the Commandant]. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1857-02-14
A Visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard; General view of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, from the rear of the Marine Hospital. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1857-02-14
Ye Story of Ye Navy Yard Which is at Brooklyn. Harper's Weekly, 1859-03-12
New York City: Consolidation
Selfish Objections to a Good Match. Puck, circa 1898 [?]
Parks: Fort Greene
Photograph of park. Color painted photograph by Detroit Photographic Company [2 copies], 1904 [?]
Parks: Prospect Park
An Afternoon Concert at the Lake, Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Harper's Weekly, 1897
Anniversary Day in Brooklyn, May 27th—Parade of Sixty Thousand Sunday-School Children. The Scene in Prospect Park. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1885-06-06
Annual Parade of the First Brigade, N.G., S.N.Y., at Prospect Park, Mat 12th. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1881-05-28
Bits of the Brooklyn Sunday School Parade on "Anniversary Day," May 24. The Commercial Advertiser, 1901-06-01
Circular Yacht in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Harper's Weekly, 1878-07-27
The Grand Sham Battle of the Second Division, N.G., at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, February 23rd—Scene on the Long Meadow—the Mob Breaking in on the First Line of Defense. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1885-03-07
Jahresfest der Sonnfagsldulen in Brooklyn, NY; Szene in Prospect Park [Annual Celebration of the Sunday Schools in Brooklyn, NY; Scene in Prospect Park]. Frank Leslie's Illustrierte Zeitung, undated.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Undated.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Accompanying Appleton's Journal. June 4, 1870. "A Little News:" From the Friends of Central, Prospect, Cadwalader, Fort Greene, Druid Hill, and Branch Brook Parks. Publication: 2000; image a reproduction of an 1870 illustration.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York [Various views of the park]. Harper's Weekly, 1868-09-12
Sham Battle at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, on Washington's Birthday. Harper's Weekly, 1885-03-07
Sketches in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The Daily Graphic, 1874-06-02
Third Annual Meeting of the National Archery Association, at Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1881-07-30
A View in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Cleft Ridge Span). Cricket on the Hearth, 1874-07
Police
Tub Race at Gowanus Bay, by the Members of the South Brooklyn Police Force, September 20th, 1869. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1869 October 9
View of Camp John F. Hylan, Sheepshead Bay Park, Where 1,000 Policemen a Day Live in the Tented City and Undergo Strict Military Discipline. The New York Times, 1918 September 22
Political Corruption
A Cinch says Boss Croker to Boss Mclaughlin: "Shake." Harper's Weekly, 1893 September 30
A Desperate Situation. W. Reid; Schieren. Puck, 1893-12-27
The Man with the Muck-Rake. Judge, 1894
New York City - Echoes of the Late Presidential Elections - Paying A Grotesque Wager on the Result - Scene on the Brookly Bridge, November 14th Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1888-11-24
A Nice Attitude for a United States Senator. Puck, 1893-08-30
Oh, I am a Rural Assemblyman From Wayback Country Fair with no conscience at all, and one ounce of brains and the hayseed in my hair. Puck, 1887-05-11
Out of the Darkness: Will the Cloud of Bossism Again Enfold Brooklyn? Puck, 1883
Wed! "Does oo love oo Tify-wigy" Puck, November 1, 1893
Portraits
General
All from Stiles, History of Kings County, 1884, unless otherwise noted.