Prospect Park exhibit photography collection
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Abstract
Items in the collection show scenes of Prospect Park, such as landscapes, statues, arches, bridges, lakes, and recreational activities, namely bicycling and ice skating.
Scope and Contents
The Prospect Park exhibit photography collection contains 33 items and ranges in date from 1877 to circa 1975, with the bulk of materials dating from 1889 to 1897. The collection includes oversize photographs, prints, stereographs, and postcards. Items in the collection show scenes of Prospect Park, such as landscapes, statues, arches, bridges, lakes, and recreational activities, namely bicycling and ice skating. Also included is a photograph of Colored School No. 2 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Items in the collection were part of a Brooklyn Historical Society exhibit on Prospect Park in the late 1980s.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright will remain in effect for 120 years following the date of creation. All items in this collection will enter the public domain by 2095. For information on securing rights to publish or reproduce, please see the Brooklyn Historical Society Reproduction Rights Policy.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Prospect Park exhibit photography collection, V1974.036, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
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Item-level description and digital versions of images from the collection are available for searching via the image database in the library.
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Fully processed to the item level.
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