Howard and Meital Teitelman photograph collection
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Abstract
This collection consists of 13 photographs by various photographers: Arnold Eagle, Jill Freedman, Morris Huberland, Consuelo Kanaga, and Barton Silverman. The images date from circa 1860 to 1976, and include New York City street scenes and portraits.
Arrangement
The photographs are arranged alphabetically by photographer.
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This collection consists of 13 photographs by various photographers: Arnold Eagle, Jill Freedman, Morris Huberland, Consuelo Kanaga, and Barton Silverman. The images include New York City street scenes and portraits. Subjects include Wall Street, the Lower East Side, children, Russian Jewish immigrants, police, firemen, and portraits of Abe Birnbaum and Manuel Komroff. The images date from circa 1860 to 1976.
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Access Restrictions
Open to qualified researchers by appointment only.
Use Restrictions
Permission to reproduce any Department of Prints, Photographs and Architectural Collections holdings through publication must be obtained from: Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.
Preferred Citation
The collection should be cited as: Howard and Meital Teitelman Photograph Collection, PR 386, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Howard and Meital Teitelman, 2016.
Separated Materials
This material was originally included in the finding aid for the Michael Sonnenfeldt Collection of Theatre, Film, and Entertainment Photography PR 305, which was processed by project intern Brynn White in 2014. This material was separated into a discrete collection with finding aid in 2019 by processing archivist Marybeth Kavanagh.
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Processing Information
This material was originally included in the finding aid for the Michael Sonnenfeldt Collection of Theatre, Film, and Entertainment Photography PR 305, which was processed by project intern Brynn White in 2014. This material was separated into a discrete collection with finding aid in 2019 by processing archivist Marybeth Kavanagh.
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Eagle, Arnold, circa 1930, inclusive
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Jews on the Lower East Side. Men studying, woman lighting candles. 2 maquettes, 4 images in total.
Freedman, Jill, circa 1975, inclusive
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4 photographs of NYC street life, one featuring police, one featuring firefighters, two featuring young men.
Huberland, Morris, circa 1930, inclusive
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Children in costume, Lower East Side, NYC
Kanaga, Consuelo, 1935, inclusive
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portrait of Abe Birnbaum
portrait of Manuel Komroff
Silverman, Barton, 1976, inclusive
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Russian Jewish immigrant children in Brighton Beach. Caption reads "Vika Klayman 5 years of age hugs Leonard Lubarsky age 4."
unidentified, circa 1860, inclusive
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Wall Street looking west toward Trinity Church