Series IV: Photography by Members, 1940s-2000s, inclusive
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This series contains original photographic work by club members. Most of these are individual prints, often mounted on backing material, ranging from the 1940s into at least the 1970s, though most are undated. The work of Harry Noah is especially well-represented in these photos. Many of the photographs and their backing are water damaged, as they were rescued from a flooded room.
In addition, the series includes photographs from an album maintained by the club. These photographs are by more recent members, and date from the 1990s into the 2000s. Most of these prints are black and white, though many are in color. Finally, the series includes slides by some recent members, principally Myron Brenton. Brenton's slides are of various New York City scenes, including scenes at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
A digitized slide show produced by the PWCC that includes some of these images and others can be seen here.
Arrangement
The series is arranged by format, with single photographs followed by those from the album and then slides. Within the single photographs, the arrangement is by photographer. Box 3 holds photos that are 8x11 inches or somewhat larger; flat files (FF) hold large mounted photos; and Box 4 holds photos of a size that fall between those two. Titles of work found on the print itself are noted in "quotation marks" in the container list; titles or descriptions provided by the processing archivist are noted in [brackets].
Apple, Bill, undated
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"Band Rehearsal"
Arnold, M.D., undated
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[Untitled, referred to by PWCC as "Little Girl with Bonnet."]
Arrington, Wally, undated
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"At the Top of the Stairs" [depicts a boy gazing into a rowhouse entrance].
Arrington, Wally, 1968, inclusive
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2 photographs: "Window" [2 children at apartment window] and "Little Brother" [two boys on train or waiting area?]. PWCC stamped and dated on back of both.
Arthur, Dan, undated
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[Untitled; profile portrait of young woman in hat and with large necklace].
Ayles, Edith, undated
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1 photograph: "I'm Done" [African-American young boy taking off his bib, beverage container in front of him]
Bernstein, Marion, 1964
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1 photograph: [Untitled. Alternative descriptions used by PWCC include "85 St, CPW, rain" and "Man with Umbrella."]
Cooke, Geraldine, circa 1964
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1 photograph: ["Bird in Flight"]. Exhibition stamps on back. Noted as "runner-up for Print of the Year, 1964-65."
Diederich, W., 1962 February
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1 photograph: "Superman" [boy with arms spread in loose overclothes].
Goddard, Jr., Arthur H., undated
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1 photograph: "The Limited" [portion of exposed building framework].
Goldstein, Philip, undated
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[Untitled; man standing against a pillar in a subway station]
Gooding, Roger, 1964, undated, inclusive
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3 photographs: "Rhythm" [African-American man and woman dancing or otherwise moving in harmony], 1964; "Moonlight Beach", undated; "Study in Triangular Design" [top of telephone pole and wires], undated.
Gurnee, Hal, undated
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1 photograph: [Untitled. Elderly woman sitting outside large double doors of a building, appears to be outside the U.S.]
Harris, Linda, undated
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"Supper" [African-American man having a bowl of soup]
Jackson, Ann, undated, inclusive
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2 photographs: "Cocktails for One" [elderly man in relaxed dress enjoying a drink with garbage can lids as his side table]; "New York Summer" [children in fountain].
Jimenez, Ines, 1976 April 19
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[Untitled; Profile portrait of young woman]
Jordan, Ed, undated
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1 photograph: "Central Park"
Jordan, G. Steve, undated, inclusive
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2 photographs: "Hale House Babies" and [Untitled; referred to as Hale House Prayer by PWCC].
Lax, Angelina, undated, inclusive
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2 photographs: "The Road" [road with towering rock walls, traveled by truck and burro?], undated; "Tombstone" [detail of angel face], 1974.
Litzel, Otto, 1949, undated, inclusive
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Two photographs: "Two Leaves" (1949), noted as having received first prize in an unidentified competition, and untitled piece [fishing boats].
Long, Ray, 1940s?
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[Untitled; View of Manhattan skyline at night, including RCA building and Essex House, looking south from inside Central Park]
Lyngsted, Hanne, undated
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1 photograph: "Meditation" [profile portrait of African-American woman]
MacLaughlin, Don, circa 1964
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1 photograph: "Long Island City" [tracks in train yard]. Exhibition stamps on back. Noted as "runner-up for Print of the Year, 1964-65."
Mangan, Doreen, undated
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1 photograph: "Rooftops and Chimney Pots."
Muster, Regina, undated
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1 photograph: "Bird Lady."
Nasoff, W., undated
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1 photograph: "Waiting," [woman at airport].
Noah, Harry, undated
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"Self-Portrait" [while shaving]. Also referred to as "Scraping an Acquaintance."
Noah, Harry, 1952-1957, undated, inclusive
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10 photographs that tend to focus on people as a subject: "Shell Seekers," undated; "Just One Day Old," [boy holding pony], 15 March 1955; "Twilight Stroller," undated; [Title block obscured by one of several competition and exhibition labels on back; subject is a young man carrying artworks, circa 1952]; "August," [children and others under fire hydrant spray], circa 1957, with several labels, including First Prize from Dyckman Camera Club; "Trio," [three young boys looking at a magazine], April 1955, with several labels, including Fourth Prize at Dyckman Camera Club; "The Ash Can Kid," undated, with labels, including First Prize from Dyckman Camera Club; "Hope Springs Eternal," [man on stoop reading Racing Form], circa 1957; "Autumn Chore," [man raking and burning leaves], undated; "Derelict," [man in doorway at night clutching bag], undated.
Noah, Harry, 1954-1965, undated, inclusive
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8 photographs that tend to focus on buildings and things other than people: "Foggy Run" [train at station], undated; "The Old Time Religion" [rural church building], 1961; "Old MacDonald Had a Farm," 1963; "Rough Trail" [walking in park through deep snow], undated; "Buds and Buddies" [flowers and birds], undated; "The Square Knot," 1965; "Japanesque," [shoreline evoking the style of a Japanese garden], undated; "The Clouds Go Rolling By," 1954, labeled as having won Second Prize at the Dyckman Camera Club. Several have competition/exhibition stamps on back.
Padernacht, Sandra (Sandy), undated, inclusive
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4 photographs: "Woman with Book"; "Back"; "Man with Bass"; "Young Black Woman."
Rivera, Primitivo, undated
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1 photograph: "Covered with Sand" [boy buried in sand except for his head]
Rogers, Linda, undated
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1 photograph: "Caftan Contrasts"
Ruth, Sura, undated, inclusive
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2 portrait photographs of a woman, one titled "Profile" and the other referred to as "Chin" by PWCC because of the camera angle, though the actual name on back is now obscured.
Schnaebele, Ernest, undated
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1 photograph: "Triangles" [weathered, migrant(?) housing in field].
Schneider, Herb, undated
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1 photograph (color): "World Trade Center and Church"
Shulman, R., 1974
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1 photograph: "Eileen" [portrait of a young woman]
Stuart, Ron, 1978 May 14
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"Double Exposure at an Antique Store"
Taplin, Claire, undated
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3 photographs: "Against the Wall" [four elderly people on a bench]; "Village Fountain" [elderly woman getting water]; and "Grandmother & Nina."
Unidentified Photographers, undated, inclusive
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Two photographs, both untitled. One depicts a couple on a wooded hillside looking out over a river; the photo is torn with part missing. The second photo is of a mannequin.
Unidentified Photographers, undated, inclusive
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2 photographs: One is an untitled photo, with 3 prints, of a woman in curlers getting her done done by a hairdresser, who is also in curlers. A banner on the salon wall reads "Hairdressers give the best blow jobs." A second is also untitled and is of four boys playing at the fence of a wood house.
Unidentified Photographer, undated
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1 photograph (color-tinted): [Clouds]
Watson, Gordon, circa 1980?
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1 photograph: "Ancient Wood"
Weiner, Mabel, undated
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[Untitled; African-American child hiding and peeking out from behind the leg of a woman, both subjects in tattered clothing]
Weiss, Martin, undated
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1 photograph: "Old Man" [profile portrait]
Photograph Album (folder 1 of 2), 1996-1997, undated, inclusive
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Photographs, most untitled, by Godfrey Fred Aquilino (1) "The Jug Sellers of Delhi"; Carolyn Bross (10 from 1996-97, in color), "Schoolroom," "I Pledge Allegiance," "The Old Stove," "Window in a Windmill," "Wisteria," "Yellow Bench,"Time Honored Tradition," "Girl with Red Lipstick," "Broken Mirror and Daffodils"; Marilyn Fish-Glynn (4) "Ellis Island" and 3 untitled; Rosemary Peters (1), "Boston/Willows"; Anthony Venezio (4, in color); Yaqui Yamdrok (5); and unidentified (6, two in color).
Photograph Album (folder 2 of 2), undated, inclusive
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Photographs, most untitled, by: Florence Forman (1), "Chinese Man in Doorway"; Ruth Formanek (4); Anthony Venezio (2, in color); and unidentified (6, four in color).
Slides. Brenton, Myron, circa 1990s-2001, inclusive
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Approximately 400 color slides. The subject most represented is Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Other subjects include graffiti/wall art, construction sites, Coney Island, West Indian Day Parade, street fairs and festivals, the Brooklyn Bridge, and Central Park. Several sheets of slides are labeled "NYC Misc"; these appear to often fit into the above categories and are often of people and street scenes. and people
Slides. Wallace, Marie, circa 2000s, inclusive
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7 color slides of nature scenes and buildings.
Slides. Various Photographers, circa 2000s, inclusive
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32 slides (color and black and white) by various photographers. Identified photographers are Myron Brenton, Marilyn Fish-Glynn, Ruth Formanek, Myrna Harrison-Changar, Paul Knowles, Rosemary Peters, Helen B. Pine, Susan Sigrist, and Yaqui Yamdrok.