Series II. Other Photographs, 1930s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series consists of two standalone photographs by Gottscho. They are itemized in the container list below.
"Gardiner's Island. Boulder in Cemetery", circa 1930
Box: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Scope and Contents
Stamped "Samuel H. Gottscho." Photograph #13704. (Transferred to this collection from the Photographer File, PR 50, in July 2021; the image had been misidentified in that collection as a cemetery on Governor's Island.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Charles Schwartz, December 2001.
[Welfare Island], 1931 December 15
Box: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Scope and Contents
Stamped "Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc.", photograph #17487. Taken from an elevated height in Manhattan, the view extends across the East River, taking in much of Welfare Island (now Roosevelt Island) and Queens in the distance. The view north includes the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge (also known as the 59th Street Bridge).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, 2021.