Series V. Photographs and Drawings, circa 1870s-1950, undated, inclusive

Extent

3.74 Linear feet

Scope and Contents Note

This series brings together photographs that were not found with other documents or related correspondence in the collection. They include personal photographs of Falk and his family, friends, and associates. There are also three photograph albums, one from 1903 in Yellowstone with captions, one likely from circa 1880s-90s relating to the Einstein family, and a third which could not be placed. Also included are oversize photos and drawings depicting a variety of subjects, such as dinners, a panorama of Myron Jr.'s Yale graduation, the Ordnance Department in Washington, D.C. during World War I, and Falk's parents. There is also a book of pictures of buildings with their addresses, built by H.H. Oddie Inc of which Falk was Chief Engineer.

Arrangement Note

This series is arranged by subject matter, then chronologically.

American Silk Mission and other photographs (2 folders), Undated

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Includes photographs from two envelopes. One labeled "Japanese Trip" and other is a Kodak envelope. Includes a mix of photographs other than from American Silk Mission. Nitrate negatives from the Kodak packet were removed for separate storage.

Myron Falk headshots. Flat box, Undated

Offsite-Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arnold Falk (Myron's father as young man). Charcoal drawing. Oversize, 1879

Offsite-Box: 15, item: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Item unframed and mounted by N-YHS conservator Alan Balicki, March 2021.

Kaufman Wallach (Myron's grandfather). Charcoal drawing. Oversize, 1879

Offsite-Box: 15, item: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Item unframed and mounted by N-YHS conservator Alan Balicki, March 2021.

Regine Wallach (Myron's grandmother). Charcoal drawing. Oversize, 1879, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 15, item: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Item unframed and mounted by N-YHS conservator Alan Balicki, March 2021.

Myron S. Falk (as infant). Charcoal drawing. Oversize, 1879

Offsite-Box: 17, item: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Signed "Falk." Item unframed and mounted by N-YHS conservator Alan Balicki, March 2021.

Arnold Falk (Myron's father as elderly man). Charcoal drawing. Oversize, undated

Offsite-Box: 16, item: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Item unframed and mounted by N-YHS conservator Alan Balicki, March 2021. Frame is also in box.

Family photographs, Undated

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tophill Farm / Thermix Corporation (1 of 2 folders), 1950, undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes 3 documents: 8x11 version of the oversize aerial view found in the following folder; a color photograph of the exterior of the main building, labeled "The House of Thermix," subsequent to its acquisition by the Thermix Corporation in 1950; and a marketing brochure of the company with images of the house, with cover letter to Falk, Jr., transmitting the brochure. (Photos in this folder and the next were part of 2021 gift.)

Tophill Farm / Thermix Corporation (2 of 2 folders) Oversize, undated

Box: Oversize Small, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Oversize aerial view of property and main building in Greenwich, Conn.

Photo albums (2 folders), Undated

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 7-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

One album appears to be of a camping or hiking trip. The other album includes photos of ships, docks, a parade, storefronts, at least one view of the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and other subjects. One nitrate negative was removed for separate storage.

Photo album, circa 1880s-1890s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photo album of cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite and tintypes. All are unidentified, however there are some photos of boys in baseball uniforms with the initials CGS, which is perhaps Columbia Grammar School, suggesting that these are photos of Lewis Einstein and the Einstein (Milly's) family.

Photo album of Yellowstone/Colorado Springs (2 folders), 1903

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 5-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

H. H. Oddie. Flat box (2 folders), 1919-1923

Offsite-Box: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Includes pictures of the Kelly-Springfield Building (1919), N.Y. Telephone Building (167th St and Grand View Pl), Revillon Freres Building (1923). Examples of other photos include the Town Hall (concert hall), the Martin Beck Residence, The Cluny, 6th Municipal District Court, Ziegler Building, the State Bank (Madison Square Branch). The bulk of the photographs were taken by the Wurts Brothers or by H. Shobbrook Collins. There are also photographs of foundations built by Miller-Daybill & Co.