Doris R. Cain collection of Brooklyn waterfront improvement photographs
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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 12 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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Open to researchers without restriction.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Doris R. Cain collection of Brooklyn waterfront improvement photographs, V1990.063, Box number, Object ID number; Center for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn Public Library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Doris R. Cain, 1990.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is digitized in its entirety and available to view on our digital collections.
Existence and Location of Copies
The digital surrogates of this collection should be used in place of the originals whenever possible.
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