Norman Weisberg photographs

Call Number

PR 179

Date

1980s, inclusive

Creator

Weisberg, Norman, approximately 1930-

Extent

4 Linear feet in 2 boxes and 1 flat file

Language of Materials

The collection holds photographs; any text is in English.

Abstract

24 panoramic photographs dating from the 1980s, all but one in color, taken by New York photographer Norman Weisberg (born circa 1930). The photographs include sweeping views from the Empire State Building and the "Top of the Rock" observation deck of Rockefeller Center, and panoramas focused on particular sites including Shea Stadium, Fulton Fish Market, Ellis Island, the World Trade Center, and others.

Biographical / Historical

Norman Weisberg, born circa 1930, is a panoramic photographer and publisher now living on Long Island, N.Y. He was editor of the photographic journal "The Panoramic Eye." In creating his images, Weisberg employed a globuscope, a spring loaded camera which exposes the film on a continuous roll, thereby creating images that begin and end with the same reference point.

Arrangement

The photographs are listed in the container list in chronological order.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 24 panoramic prints, each of which is listed in the container list. Generally, the photographs include sweeping views from the Empire State Building and the "Top of the Rock" observation deck of Rockefeller Center, and panoramas focused on particular sites including inside Shea Stadium during the New York Mets' World Series championship year of 1986, Fulton Fish Market, Ellis Island, and the World Trade Center.

All the photos date from the 1980s. All but that of the Fulton Fish Market are in color. The size of the prints varies from about 65 inches in length to about 15 inches in length.

Subjects

Conditions Governing Access

For more information on making arrangements to consult the collection, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Conditions Governing Use

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 the Norman Weisberg Photographs (PR 179), Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, New-York Historical Society.

Credit line: "Norman Weisberg, Panoramic Photographer, This is the way the world looks."

Location of Materials

For more information on making arrangements to consult the collection, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the photographer, Norman Weisberg, in 2001 and 2018-2022.

Collection processed by

Larry Weimer

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Processing Information

Two photographs in boxes 1 and 2, donated in 2001, were processed by Holly Hinman in August 2002. The other photographs, donated in 2018-22, were processed in February 2020, September 2021, and May, August 2022 by archivist Larry Weimer.