Brooklyn Eagle postcards collection
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Abstract
A collection of postcards from the set of 486 Brooklyn scenes issued by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper in 1905-1907.
Arrangement
The loose postcards in Box 1 are arranged in call number order. The postcards in box 2 are mounted on paper and arranged roughly by subject.
Scope and Contents
The Brooklyn Eagle postcard series consists of black and white images, mostly but not all photographic, of various Brooklyn scenes, each with a series number, image number, and title.
Some of the depicted neighborhoods include Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Park Slope, Prospect Park South, Flatbush, and Coney Island.
Subjects include amusement parks, armories, banks, bridges, cemeteries, churches and synagogues, clubs, colleges and universities, department stores, factories, firehouses, historic houses, hospitals, hotels, industrial buildings, jails, libraries, markets, office buildings, orphanages, parks, public schools, ships, statues and monuments, streets, theaters, and transportation.
Some cards also depict clergymen with the churches they served, and some picture actors either on stage or in portraits.
Many of the postcards are duplicated across the collection, but this is not a complete set.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction. The collection may only be used in the library and is not available through interlibrary loan. Requests to view the collection must be made at least 48 hours in advance of visit.
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.
Material Specific Details
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were found in collection and their specific provenance is unknown.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
If digital surrogates exist, they should be used in place of the originals whenever possible.
Existence and Location of Copies
The digitized portions of this collection are available on our digital collections portal under the call number prefix POST.
About this Guide
Processing Information
This is an artificial collection created from three boxes of found-in-collection sets of Brooklyn Eagle postcards. Box 1 is arranged in call number order. The archivist did not arrange box 2.
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This finding aid does not include an online listing of contents.
To learn about viewing this collection in person, please contact cbhreference@bklynlibrary.org.
