19th century Brooklyn cabinet card collection
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The collection contains images of well-known Brooklyn locales such as Prospect Park, Coney Island, and Green-Wood Cemetery, as well as interior views of Brooklyn homes and rural scenes.
Scope and Contents
The 19th century Brooklyn cabinet card collection dates from circa 1890 to 1902 and consists of 23 items. The collection is composed primarily of cabinet cards, with mounted black-and-white prints included. The collection contains images of well-known Brooklyn locales such as Prospect Park, Coney Island, and Green-Wood Cemetery, as well as interior views of Brooklyn homes and rural scenes. A small number of street scenes are also included, such as an image of a railroad station in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Based on the date range of this collection, all items will enter the public domain by 2022. 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); 19th century Brooklyn cabinet card collection, V1987.021, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Swann Galleries, 1984.
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.
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Fully processed to the item level.
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This finding aid does not include an online listing of contents.
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