Dwight B. Demeritt, Jr. collection of 19th century photographs
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Abstract
Images in the collection show landscapes and rural scenes in Brooklyn, New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County, N.Y.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 14 mounted 19th-century photographs, dated 1897 to 1898. Images in the collection show landscapes and rural scenes in Brooklyn, New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County, N.Y. Brooklyn locales include Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island, and Prospect Park; New York Harbor and the Narrows are also included.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers 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 2018. 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); Dwight B. Demeritt, Jr. collection of 19th century photographs, V1986.001, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dwight B. DeMeritt, 1986.
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.
