Series II: New York City Views - the Bronx
Scope and Contents
Series II New York City Views - the Bronx is arranged in an organizational structure by topic of the view. GENERAL views include aerial views (those taken from airplanes or from the top of a tall building) and birds-eye views (generally 19th-century prints).
Harbor views are those which show the shore and skyline from the water, or from across some body of water. Some river and harbor views that show more than one borough are filed here. If the view is mainly of another borough, it will be filed therein.
RIVERS, ISLANDS, and BRIDGES are arranged alphabetically. Most buildings on islands (for example, asylums on Roosevelt Island) are filed under general Buildings headings. It behooves researchers to look under both headings to be sure of complete coverage.
STREET SCENES are views along streets and avenues. Some show a small portion of one block, some show several blocks. For views that specifically spotlight one building, search under BUILDINGS. However, researchers should also search the street scenes for other images of a specific building, especially those which may also show surrounding buildings and street and sidewalk traffic. Street scenes are arranged alphabetically or numerically. Researchers interested in specific areas should also consult surrounding streets, such as the avenues and appropriate cross streets.
PARKS and GARDENS include images of parks and gardens, some now defunct.
BUILDINGS are prints or photographs that spotlight a specific building. Churches and houses of worship are filed alphabetically by name
NOTE: Churches and Synagogues may also include temples, other houses of worship, convents, retreat houses, and cemeteries. Government buildings include police and fire stations. Residences are filed alphabetically by the last name of the owner, or by their own name, if applicable. Cross-references have been provided in those cases. Named apartment complexes are filed in alphabetically with residences, and unnamed apartment buildings can be found at the end of the run.
TRANSPORTATION includes images of all sorts of transportation found within the boundaries of New York City. For more general transportation (i.e. generic railroad images), look in the Subject File (PR 068). This category mainly includes images of buses, carriages, elevated railroads and subway images. Images of shipping boats can sometimes be found in Harbor Views, and also in the Maritime History File (PR 100).
EVENTS include views of special events, such as parades, funeral processions, celebrations, and fairs. Material housed flat has been separated into two categories based on format: Prints and Photographs. Within each format, material has been arranged into the above categories. Each image filed under the Buildings categories is separately listed in the finding aid below. In other categories, attempts have been made to provide more specific information about images in each folder, to reduce browsing and encourage more specific use.
Subseries IIA: BRONX - BOXED MATERIAL
Bronx - Boxed Material - General Views
Aerial Views
General views
Bronx River views
Bridge views
Leggett's Creek views
Pelham Naval Station views
Bronx - Boxed Materials - Street Views
Streets A-B
Bathgate Avenue
Boston Road
Streets C-E
East Chester Road
Streets F-G
Fenton Avenue
Forest Avenue
Franklin Avenue
Grand Concourse
Streets H-L
Kingsbridge Road
Streets M-O
Melrose Avenue
Mosholu Parkway
Mott Avenue
Streets P-S
Pelham Parkway
Pennyfield Avenue
Prospect Avenue
Sedgwick Avenue
Streets T-W
Tremont Avenue
Waring Avenue
Washington Avenue
Webster Avenue
Westchester Avenue
West Farms Road
White Plains Road
Streets X - Z
Numbered Avenues (includes third avenue)
132nd - 149th street
150th - 169th street
170th - 179th street
180th - 189th street
190th - 210th street
211th - 249th street
Unidentified street scenes
Bronx - Boxed Materials - Neighborhoods
City Island
Spuyten Duyvil
Throgs Neck
Bronx - Boxed Materials - Cemeteries
Cemeteries (A-Z)
Bronx - Boxed Materials - Parks
Parks (A-Z)
Bronx Park, including Botanical Gardens, Bronx Museums
Bronx Zoological Park
Crotona Park
Drake Park
Pelham Bay Park
Van Cordlandt Park
Bronx - Boxed Materials - Buildings
Buildings-Churches and Synagogues
Buildings- Clubs and Organizations
Buildings-Government-General
Buildings-Government-Fire Houses
Buildings-Hotels A-Z
Buildings-Institutions- HospitalsA-Z
Buildings-Institutions-Shelter for Delinquent Boys
Buildings-Manufacturing and Warehouses
Buildings-Monuments and Statuary
Buildings-Residences-A - C
Buildings-Residences-Bartow-Pell Mansion, Pelham Bay Park
Buildings-Residences-Bathgate, Charles Residence, West Farms
Buildings-Residences-D - F
Buildings-Residences-Ferris Houses
Buildings-Residences-Fox Estate
Buildings-Residences-G - L
Buildings-Residences-Hadley House
Buildings-Residences-Hunt Mansion
Buildings-Residences-Lorillard Mansions and Snuff Mill
Buildings-Residences-M - N
Buildings-Residences-Morris, Gouverneur Mansion
Buildings-Residences-Morris, William H. Mansion and Estate
Buildings-Residences-O - S
Buildings-Residences-Poe, Edgar Allen, Cottage
Buildings-Residences-Poole, Townsend House
Buildings-Residences-T - V
Buildings-Residences-Van Cortlandt Mansion
Buildings-Residences-W - Z
Buildings-Residences-Zbrowski (Zabriskie) Mansion, Claremont Park
Buildings-Residences-Unidentified
Buildings-Restaurants (A-Z)
Buildings-Taverns (A-Z)
Buildings-Schools-Primary and Secondary
Buildings-Colleges and Universities (including NYU and Manhattan College)
Buildings-Sports Stadia-Yankee Stadium
Buildings-Transportation Stations
Buildings- Miscellaneous
Bronx - Boxed Materials - Utilities
Utilities
Bronx - Boxed Materials - Transportation
Bus and Trolleys
Railroads
Third Avenue Elevated Railroad
Bronx - Boxed Materials - Events
Blizzard of Dec. 27, 1947
Bronx Borough Day
Parades (including firemen)
Bronx - Boxed Materials - Unidentified photos
Subseries IIB: BRONX - FLAT MATERIAL
Bronx - Flat Material - Views
Aerial Views
Scope and Contents
includes aerial views of Tremont, the West Bronx, and City Island.
General Views - Prints
Scope and Contents
includes: 1891 auction map of lots for sale in 23rd Ward, near St. Mary's Park;
"A View of Phillip's Manor and the Rocks on the Hudson," from a drawing dated 1784;
"View of Melrose and Surroundings taken from the Ursuline Convent," 1868;
Mott Haven, showing Mott Iron Works;
1896 auction map of lots for sale at Underwood Terrace, Morris Heights, 24th ward;
"Historical Morrisania (Village)," 1861. Three versions, one with color;
"Plan of E.C. Cooper's Patent Inclined Plane Salt Works," City Island, East River, circa 1835;
"Fairmount Atheneum. Lewis Terrace, West Morrisania" undated;
"Car tracks, Cars, and Wagons on Third Avenue, Morrisania...and location of posts for proposed elevated railroad," 1881.
General Views - Photos
Scope and Contents
includes:
West Farms Village;
Kingsbridge;
Spuyten Duyvil;
St. Ann's Avenue;
Washington Avenue;
Westchester Avenue;
Throgg's Neck Bridge approach;
unidentified open air theater, Mott Haven;
A. Hupfel's Sons Brewery, St. Ann's Avenue;
Views - Grand Concourse, 1895-1897, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Birds-eye views and street views (prints) produced by the Department of Street Improvements, showing the plans for the construction of the Grand Concourse.
Views - Parks and Gardens
Scope and Contents
Bronx Park, photo by Elwin R. Sanborn, circa 1900;
Macomb's Dam Park, athletic field, circa 1910;
Old Snuff Mill in Bronx Park (now within Bronx Botanical Gardens);
Van Cortland Mills in Van Cortland Park, photo by Edward Wenzel, 1893;
Van Cortland Mills in Van Cortland Park, unidentified photographer;
Van Cortland's Park, 1st-23rd- 71st Regiments [military encampment], 1917;
Bronx - Flat Material - Buildings
Churches
Scope and Contents
St. Ann's Protestant Episcopal Church, St. Ann's Avenue ca. 1873;
St. Edmund's Church, 176th Street;
St. Paul's Chapel, St. Ann's Parish, Morrisania;
St. Peter's Church, Westchester Avenue 1879-80;
Ursuline Convent, East Morrisania;
West Farms Reformed Church, Boston Road 1898
Clubs and Organizations
Scope and Contents
Sibberns' Club House, Jerome Avenue;
Tremont YWCA
Government Buildings - Firehouses
Scope and Contents
Independence Engine Co. #1, Williamsbridge;
Lady Washington Engine Co. #1, Fulton St.
Government Buildings - Municipal Building
Scope and Contents
consists of photographs of the Bronx Municipal Building, later called Bronx Borough Hall. It was designed by George Post and completed in 1897. Demolished 1969.
Hotels
Scope and Contents
photographs of Drovers Inn;
Nolans' Hotel;
Thwaite's Homestead Hotel
Residences - A-L
Scope and Contents
Dr. Anderson House, Throgg's Neck, print;
Ashe-Leland-Van Scheck-Mitchell-Huntington House, photo by Nash, 1905;
Bailey, N.P. House, Fordham, two photolithographs;
Bartow House, Pelham Bridge Road, photo by Nash;
Berrian-Johnson House, Spuyten Duyvil Parkway, photo by Nash, 1906;
Bourne, D.B. House, photo by Nash, 1904;
Faile, E.G., "Locusts" House, photo by Nash, 1905;
Faile, E.G., "Woodside" House;
Ferris Houses, three photos by Nash, 1904-05;
Fox-Tiffany House, Westchester Avenue, photo circa 1895.
Residences - G-P
Scope and Contents
Hadley House, Kingsbridge, photo by Nash, 1903;
Horton Farmhouse, City Island, photo by Nash, 1903;
Husted House, 221st Street, photo by Nash, 1903;
Hutchins, Waldo, Kingsbridge, photo by Nash, 1906;
Macomb, Robert House, Kingsbridge, photo by Nash, 1904;
Marshall House, City Island, photo by Nash, 1904;
Mathewson, Douglas House, 2024 Creston Avenue, drawing, circa 1911;
Miller House, Newton Ave, photo by Nash, 1906;
Montgomery Cottage, Fort Independence Avenue, photo by Nash, 1905;
Pell, Joshua House, Pelham, photo by Nash, 1904;
Poe, Edgar Allen, Cottage, photo by Edward Wenzel, 1893;
Poe, Edgar Allen, Cottage, 1902;
Poe, Edgar Allen, Cottage, circa 1910;
Powell Farmhouse, Washington Avenue, photo by Nash, 1904
Residences - Q-Z
Scope and Contents
Randall House, 1323 Franklin Avenue;
Spy House, Morrisania, photo by Nash, 1905;
Stanton House, Washington Avenue, photo by Nash, 1904;
Tippett Mansion, Riverdale Avenue, photo by Nash;
Valentine-Cornell Homestead, photo by Nash, 1903;
Van Cortlandt Manor, 1905;
Varian, Isaac, Van Cortlandt Avenue, photo by Nash, 1901;
Wilkens, Walter House, Prospect Avenue, photo circa 1899;
Wilkins Farmhouse, Unionport, photo by Nash, 1904;
Williams, John House, 215th Street, photo by Nash, 1903;
Residences - Ellis
Scope and Contents
interior and exterior views of the home of John Stoneacre Ellis. includes photos of Ellis' collection of European arms and armor.
Residences - Morris
Scope and Contents
various mansions and estates of the Morris family.
Residences - Vyse Manor
Scope and Contents
Vyse family house on their estate called "Rocklands."
Residences - Other
Scope and Contents
photos of houses taken by George W. Nash, 1903-1904.
Schools and Colleges
Scope and Contents
Grammar School #5 (later #64), Webster Avenue 1890;
Fordham University;
Manhattan College (lithograph)
Bronx Flat - Material - Events
Borough Day Parade, 1915
Breaking ground for subway construction, Westchester Avenue, 1916, inclusive
Subseries IIC: BRONX OVERSIZE MATERIAL
Birds Eye View of the Proposed Speedway Concourse in Wards 24 and 25 [Bronx], 1892, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Grand Concourse.
*Super oversize, fragile, requires special handling.