New York & Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn City viewbook
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Abstract
The album contains 35 black-and-white illustrations of Brooklyn scenes, located in Downtown Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Navy Yard (formally known as the New York Naval Shipyard), Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg, and Prospect Park.
Scope and Contents
One album, titled New York & Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn City by the Wittemann Brothers, dated 1883. The album contains 35 black-and-white illustrations of Brooklyn scenes, located in Downtown Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Navy Yard (formally known as the New York Naval Shipyard), Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg, and Prospect Park. Images in the collection show the Brooklyn Bridge, the East River, City Hall (now Borough Hall), churches, and monuments in Prospect Park.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Items in this collection have entered the public domain. 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); New York & Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn City viewbook, V1986.005, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition for this collection are unknown.
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