Series 5: Photographs, 1930-1989
Scope and Contents note
The photographs in the collection document the history of residents and programs of the Emergency Shelter. Many of these photographs were most likely taken with the intention to use them for promotional purposes. Although the Shelter's entire 70 year history is represented, the bulk of the photographs depict the 1930's-1940's and the late 1960's-early 1970's. Many of the dates assigned to the photographs are approximate.
Subseries I: Photographs of Shelter Buildings, Interiors and Exteriors
Scope and Contents note
Many of these photographs also depict residents of the Shelter.
Shelter Facade on 36 E. 8th Street, [1930], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Shelter Facade on 69 St. Mark's Place, [1940-1959], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Shelter Interior, Beds and Bedrooms, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Shelter Interior, Dormitories, [1960-1979], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Shelter Interior, Dining Rooms, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Shelter Interior, Dining Rooms, [1960-1979], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapel, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Lounge, [1960-1969], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Offices, [1960-1969], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Exterior of 345/347 East 9th Street and 147 First Avenue, [1969], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapel, Dining Rooms, Dormitories, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries II: Photographs of Men in Shelter Programs
Scope and Contents note
This subseries depicts men utilizing Shelter programs such as counseling, tutoring, employment training.
Individual Counseling, [1970-1979], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Group Counseling, [1965-1979], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Family Counseling, [1970-1979], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Education, [1970-1979], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Men Receiving New Clothes, [1940-1949], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Men Handing Over Tickets to Shelter, [1940-1959], inclusive
Box: 6, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Employment, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Employment/Vocational Training, [1970-1979], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Children's Outing at Spring Brook, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries III: Photographs of Residents of Shelter
Scope and Contents note
These photographs include individual and group shots as well as photos that were candid or posed.
Individual Men, [1940-1959], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Individual Men, [1970], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Individual Men, [1970], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Groups of Men, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Groups of Men, [1960-1979], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Individual Men and Groups of Men to be Used in Brochure, 1968-1972, inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries IV: Photographs of Recreation and Holiday Celebrations
Scope and Contents note
This subseries depicts field trips and the holiday celebrations that took place inside the shelter.
Recreation, [1940-1959], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Recreation, [1970-1979], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Spring Brook, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Spring Brook, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Spring Brook, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 7, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Spring Brook, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Lake George Weekend Excursions, [1960-1979], inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Christmas Celebration, [1940-1959], inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Christmas, [1980-1989], inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Easter, 1953, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Victory Celebration at End of World War II, 1945, inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Shelter Summer Outings/Ceremony Honoring Amelia Earhart, 1937, [1970], inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries V: Photographs of the Shelter Administration
Scope and Contents note
The photographs in this subseries depict the men in the administration and several meetings. The residents are generally not represented in this subseries.
Walter Britt, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Leonard Schneider, [1960-1969], inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Administrative Meetings, [1930-1939], inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tour of Shelter for Greater New York Fund, [1970], inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Meetings, Walter Britt, Leonard Schneider, [1930-1969], inclusive
Box: 14, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries VI: Photographs of New York City
Scope and Contents note
This subseries consists of photographs in New York City that appear to be unrelated to the Shelter.
New York City Street Scenes, [1930-1949], inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York City Street Scenes, [1960-1979], inclusive
Box: 8, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)