Famous Brooklynites portrait collection
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Abstract
The Famous Brooklynites portrait collection, spanning the period circa 1870 to 1925 and containing 47 items, is an artificially created collection comprised of portraits of famous Brooklynites. The portraits were selected from prints and negatives from the Image Collection by former director of the Long Island Historical Society Library (later the Brooklyn Historical Society), Clara Lamers.
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The Famous Brooklynites portrait collection, spanning the period circa 1870 to 1925 and containing 47 items, is an artificially created collection comprised of portraits of famous Brooklynites. The portraits were selected from prints and negatives from the Image Collection by former director of the Long Island Historical Society Library (later the Brooklyn Historical Society), Clara Lamers. The collection was to be included in a project called the "Brooklyn Graphics Project." The collection is comprised of photographic prints, nonphotographic prints, and clippings. Included in the collection are portraits of Henry Ward Beecher, Eunice Beecher, Seth Low, Hugh McLaughlin, Henry Cruse Murphy, Henry Evelyn Pierrepont, Alden J. Spooner, Henry R. Stiles, Martin Kalbfleisch, and Walt Whitman, among others.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction rights for the photographs have not been evaluated. 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); Famous Brooklynites portrait collection, V1974.051, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition for items in this collection is unknown. The collection was formally accessioned in 1989.
Other Finding Aids
Item level description and digital versions of images from the collection are available for searching via the image database in the library. Please consult library staff for more information.
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Fully processed to the item level.
