Otto Dreschmeyer Brooklyn slides
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A collection of color slides taken by Otto Dreschmeyer in Brooklyn, likely using a Hasselblad camera. Slides dated 1965 document the annual Brooklyn Memorial Day parade.
Biographical note
Otto Dreschmeyer (1896-1983) was a resident of the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens.
Otto C. Dreschmeyer (1896-1983) was a lifetime resident at 2014 Stanhope Street in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens (Ridgewood was part of Brooklyn until 1977). Dreschmeyer was never married, and had a sister named Ella (1899-1980) who also lived at the family's residence. Ella was briefly married to Arthur Piens, who died in 1942, thus her name was changed to Ella Piens. Dreschmeyer's father's name was Otto as well, his mother was Theresa (nee Schrader), and they were both immigrants from Germany. There is very little known about Otto C. Dreschmeyer's life other than a car accident that he caused in 1936, reported on in the New York Times. There is also a draft card registration for Dreschmeyer from 1942. Dreschmeyer took these photographs in his later years, and it is unknown as to why he photographed.
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- Bureau of the Census. 1920 United States Census. FamilySearch: entry for Otto C. Dreschmeyer. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of the Census, 1920. https://www.familysearch.org (accessed 18 November 2011).
- U.S. Social Security Administration. United States Social Security Death Index. FamilySearch: entry for Otto C. Dreschmeyer. https://www.familysearch.org (accessed 18 November 2011).
- Obituary, "Arthur Piens," The New York Times, 3 October 1942. entry for Ella Piens. http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch?srchst=cse(accessed 18 November 2011).
- Bureau of the Census. 1930 United States Census. FamilySearch: entry for Otto Dreschmeyer. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of the Census, 1930. https://www.familysearch.org (accessed 18 November 2011).
- "One Killed, 6 Hurt in Queens," The New York Times, 28 September 1936. entry for Otto Dreschmeyer.http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch?srchst=cse (accessed 18 November 2011).
- National Archives and Records Administration. United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. FamilySearch: entry for Otto C. Dreschmeyer. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1942. https://www.familysearch.org (accessed 18 November 2011).
Scope and Contents
The Otto Dreschmeyer Brooklyn slides date from 1965 to 1968 and contain 157 items. The collection is composed entirely of color slides taken by Dreschmeyer in Brooklyn, likely using a Hasselblad camera. Slides dated 1965 document the annual Brooklyn Memorial Day parade. Parade images center around Grand Army Plaza, showing the crowds near the Brooklyn Public Library main branch and Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch, along with parade marchers on Eastern Parkway. Several slides show the John F. Kennedy Memorial at Grand Army Plaza around the time of its unveiling. Slides of the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens are also included.
Later images in the collection feature docks and beach scenes from Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island in Brooklyn, and Rockaway Point in Queens. Coney Island scenes document the boardwalk and associated attractions such as the Cyclone, Wonder Wheel, and Parachute Jump. Views of Coney Island from the ocean, as well as night views and fireworks displays are also included. Lastly, the collection contains views of Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor from Brooklyn, including the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, South Ferry in Manhattan and the Staten Island Ferry.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Otto Dreschmeyer Brooklyn slides, V1988.012, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society, 1987.
Existence and Location of Copies
Item-level description and digital versions of images from the collection are available for searching via the image database in the library under the object ID prefix V1988.12.
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