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Series II: Black and white (gelatin silver) photographic prints, 1927-1995, inclusive

Extent

1.25 Linear feet in one flat box and one small folder

Scope and Contents

The series holds several photographs of New York City and New York State, mostly taken by James Grabow. A few from the 1920s-30s were taken by D.W. Grabow, James's father. One of these photographs is of Louise Liebich, who would become James's mother. Although the bulk are black and white prints, twelve images are color slides taken by James Grabow of views from the top of the World Trade Center in 1995. Specific topics are listed in the container list.

Small Snapshots, 1932-1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Two photos of Louise Liebich at the statue in front of the Brooklyn Museum (identical photos but variously dated; likely 1932); a group of women parading in E. Williston Park, L.I. (4 July 1933); the steamships Normandie and RMS Queen Mary docked on the North (Hudson) River (June 1936); Boy Scouts on bus at the 42nd Street ferry (June 1937 June); Route 97 above Port Jervis, NY (1970); South Street seaport area (1970).

Staten Island Ferry, 1968, inclusive

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

Boats entering Hudson River from East River, Governor's Island in Background, 1968, inclusive

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

Niagara Falls, 1971, inclusive

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

Cloisters Museum

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center, 1970s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Battery Park: War Memorial, View of Goethals Bridge and Statue of Liberty, 1970s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Tire Repair Storefront, 613 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, 1983, inclusive

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

Note

Store was originally owned by photographer's grandfather

Mothballed Fleet, Hudson River, circa 1970, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Separated Materials Note

An oversize photographic print of the Mothball Fleet is housed in the Maritime History Collection, PR 100, FF28.

Stony Point Lighthouse, Montauk Point Lighthouse, Old Hook Windmill (East Hampton), 1970s-1980s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Snow photos with abandoned cars (one melted in gas station fire), 1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Upstate snow photos, 1969, 1982, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
New-York Historical Society
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New York, NY 10024