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Call Number

V1974.035

Date

circa 1879 to 1975, inclusive

Creator

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

in one folder and one oversize folder.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

These photographs were part of a Brooklyn Historical Society exhibit on Dutch homesteads, circa late 1980s. The collection contains photographs of prominent Dutch homes in Brooklyn, such as the Schenck, Wyckoff, Lefferts, and Van Pelt houses.

Scope and Contents

The Dutch Homestead exhibit photograph collection contains 12 items which range in date from circa 1879 to 1975. The photographs were part of a Brooklyn Historical Society exhibit on Dutch homesteads, circa late 1980s. The collection contains photographs of prominent Dutch homes in Brooklyn, such as the Schenck, Wyckoff, Lefferts, and Van Pelt houses. The neighborhoods of Canarsie, Bushwick, and Gowanus are documented in the collection. Also included is a cabinet card of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.

Subjects

Genres

Cabinet photographs; Photographs

People

Beecher, Henry Ward

Topics

Dwellings -- New York (State) -- Kings County; Architecture, Dutch -- New York (State) -- Kings County

Places

Gowanus (New York, N.Y.); Bushwick (New York, N.Y.); Canarsie (New York, N.Y.); Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to users 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); Dutch Homesteads exhibit photograph collection, V1974.035, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The collection's digital surrogates should be used in place of the originals whenever possible.

Related Materials

Images of Dutch homesteads in Brooklyn are also available in the Dutch in New York lantern slide collection, V1974.024, and the Brooklyn historic houses slide collection, V1974.038.

Other collections of exhibit photography include:

In Transit exhibit photograph collection (V1974.033)

Brooklyn Neighborhoods and How They Grew exhibit photograph collection (V1974.034)

Prospect Park exhibit photography collection (V1974.036)

Existence and Location of Copies

Item-level description and digital versions of images from the collection are available for searching via the image database in the library under the object ID prefix V1974.35.

Collection processed by

Weatherly Stephan

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-04-01 19:36:05 +0000.

Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Sponsor Note

This collection was originally processed and described as part of the project, "Uncovering the Secrets of Brooklyn's 19th Century Past: Creation to Consolidation," funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources, with additional support from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

Revisions to this Guide

April 2024: Revised by Dee Bowers

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Box: Prints by accession 2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Box: Oversize Prints by Accession 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Dutch Homesteads exhibit photograph collection