Harvey Wang Photograph Collection
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Abstract
The collection contains photographs by Harvey Wang, documenting flophouses and their residents on the Bowery in New York City.
Biographical Note
Harvey Wang is a New York based photographer, commercial director and filmmaker.
Arrangement
The photographs are arranged by location (flophouse), in the order they appear in the book.
Scope and Content Note
The Harvey Wang Photograph Collection spans the period from 1998-1999 and contains photographs of flophouses and flophouse residents on the Bowery in New York City. The collection contains eleven 11x14 inch gelatin silver prints and three 16x20 inch chromogenic color prints. Primarily portraits, the photographs were taken for the book Flophouse: Life on the Bowery, written by David Isay and Stacy Abramson.
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Access Restrictions
Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.
Use Restrictions
Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.
Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.
Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: Harvey Wang Photograph Collection, PR 175, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.
Location of Materials
Provenance
Purchased from the photographer, August 2002.
About this Guide
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Repository
Series I. Photographs
Scope and Contents note
The photographs are arranged by location (flophouse), in the order they appear in the book. The flophouses represented include the White House Hotel at 340 Bowery, the Providence Hotel at 125 Bowery, the Andrews Hotel at 197 Bowery, and the Sunshine Hotel at 241 Bowery.