Doris R. Cain collection of Brooklyn waterfront improvement photographs
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Abstract
The collection includes aerial photographs or copy prints of renderings showing the proposed improvement program area and the piers along the Brooklyn waterfront. The aerial views include the Brooklyn and Manhattan waterfronts, views of the East River, and views of New York Harbor. Some of the renderings show the proposed piers.
Scope and Contents
The Doris R. Cain collection of Brooklyn waterfront improvement photographs consists of 11 black-and-white photographs pertaining to a seven-year waterfront improvement program by the Port of New York Authority (now the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey), circa 1955. The collection includes aerial photographs or copy prints of renderings showing the proposed improvement program area and the piers along the Brooklyn waterfront. The aerial views include the Brooklyn and Manhattan waterfronts, views of the East River, and views of New York Harbor. Some of the renderings show the proposed piers.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction rights for the photographs have not been evaluated. 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); Doris R. Cain collection of Brooklyn waterfront improvement photographs, V1990.063, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Doris R. Cain, 1990.
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.
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