Lewis F. White photographs
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Abstract
Mid-20th century views of popular Manhattan tourist destinations, including Central Park, Rockefeller Center, and St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Biographical / Historical
Lewis F. White (1895–1967), a book designer, typographer, and photographer, was the founder and head of L. F. White Company, Inc., a small printing firm based in New York City.
Arrangement
Photographs are grouped alphabetically by location and thereunder by subject. Titles are the photographer's, except for those in brackets, which were supplied by New-York Historical Society staff.
Scope and Contents
The Lewis F. White Photograph Collection spans the period from 1948 and 1952 and contains silver gelatin photographs taken in New York City. The photographs depict picturesque Manhattan sites and street life. Included are views of activity in Central Park, Rockefeller Center, a Greenwich Village art fair, and the Hudson River waterfront. Views of St. Patrick's Cathedral are also included. Each photograph is mounted, and each mount bears "Lewis F. White" in embossed type and has been captioned, signed and dated by the photographer.
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Access Restrictions
Open to qualified researchers by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, contact the Print Room Librarian at printroom@nyhistory.org.
Use Restrictions
Photocopying undertaken by staff only. Limited to 20 exposures of stable, unbound material per day. 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: www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: Lewis F. White Photographs, PR-196, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lewis F. White, 1953.
About this Guide
Processing Information
Collection inventoried by Jennifer Lewis, November 2002. WORD-document finding aid migrated to ArchivesSpace by Joseph Ditta, July 2020.