Aura Castro photographs commemorating her naturalization: Aura Castro photographs commemorating her naturalization: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Call Number

V1991.005

Date

1990, inclusive

Creator

Extent

0.04 Linear Feet

seven items housed in one folder.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The Aura Castro photographs commemorating her naturalization consist of seven color photographic prints showing Aura Castro on the occasion of her becoming an American citizen on Sept. 23, 1990. Included are views of Aura Castro posing in front of the United States Courthouse in Brooklyn and at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. Her son, Omar Castro, is also shown in some of the photographs.

Biographical note

Aura Castro was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador on May 24, 1934. She came to the United States in 1962 and settled in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn. She next moved to Queens, N.Y. and in 1968 returned to Ecuador for one year. She then moved back to Brooklyn and lived in Bensonhurst. Castro was a hairdresser and her son, Omar Castro, studied architecture at City College of New York. She became a U.S. citizen on September 23, 1990.

Scope and Contents

The Aura Castro photographs commemorating her naturalization consist of seven color photographic prints showing Aura Castro on the occasion of her becoming an American citizen on Sept. 23, 1990. Included are views of Aura Castro posing in front of the United States Courthouse in Brooklyn and at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. Her son, Omar Castro, is also shown in some of the photographs.

Subjects

Genres

Portraits; Group portraits; Color prints (photographs); Photographs

People

Castro, Omar; Castro, Aura

Topics

Naturalization |z New York (State) |z New York; Courthouses |z New York (State) |z New York; Street photography; Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York

Places

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.); Manhattan (New York, N.Y.); New York (N.Y.) |x Buildings, structures, etc.; United States |x Emigration and immigration

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); Aura Castro photographs commemorating her naturalization, V1991.005, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Aura Castro, 1991.

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.

Collection processed by

Patricia Glowinski

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 11:09:39 +0000.

Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Language: English.

Processing Information

Fully processed to the item level.

Sponsor Note

This collection was processed and described as part of the project, "Uncovering the Secrets of Brooklyn's 19th Century Past: Creation to Consolidation," funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources, with additional support from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Box: Prints by Accession 57 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Aura Castro photographs commemorating her naturalization