Search or Print: Hegeman family photographs: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Call Number

V1980.005

Date

circa 1899, inclusive

Creator

Hegeman family

Extent

0.05 Linear Feet

27 items housed in one folder.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The Hegeman family photographs consist of 27 black-and-white photographic prints, dating from 1899, documenting the Hegeman family of Brooklyn.

Scope and Contents

The Hegeman family photographs consist of 27 black-and-white photographic prints, dating from 1899, documenting the Hegeman family of Brooklyn. Included are group portraits of members of the Hegeman family aboard the SS St. Louis in April of 1899; informal portraits and group portraits of family members inside or outside family homes; exterior views of rowhouses in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn; interior and exterior views of a home located at 250 6th Avenue in Park Slope; an interior view of a home located at 440 3rd Street in Park Slope; street views showing large homes in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn; an interior view of a business located at 297 Broadway; and photographs taken in or near Prospect Park including views of Grand Army Plaza, park bridges, and members of the Hegeman family in Prospect Park.

Subjects

Organizations

St. Louis (Ship : 1894-1920)

Families

Hegeman family

Genres

Exterior views; Interior views; Portraits; Group portraits; Photographs; Black-and-white prints (photographs)

Topics

Places

Flatbush (New York, N.Y.); Park Slope (New York, N.Y.); Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.); Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for anonymously created items remain in effect for 120 years following the date of creation. Based on the date this collection, the photographs will enter the public domain in 2019. 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); Hegeman family photographs, V1980.005, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Helen Hegeman, 1978.

Related Materials

Related archival materials

For more genealogical information pertaining to the Hegeman family, see the Henry Onderdonk papers (ARC.045). Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) also holds:

1. Thomas Hegeman New Utrecht, New York Justice of the Peace papers (1973.127)

2. Adrian Hegeman wills (ARC.039)

3. Hegeman family papers (1988.004)

Related library materials

The Othmer Library at BHS holds the related title by Helen Miller: Old Brooklyn Families: Genealogies of the Hegeman, Holgersen, Joosten, Nagel, Polhemius, Rapalje, Remsen, Stryker, Vanderbilt, and Van Wyck families. Santa Barbara, Calif.: s.n., 1986. (Main Collection CS69 .O45 1986 / Non-circulating)

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.

Collection processed by

Patricia Glowinski

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 11:19:32 +0000.

Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Language: English.

Processing Information

Fully processed to the item level.

Sponsor Note

This collection was 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.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Box: Prints by Accession 44 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Hegeman family photographs