Photographic Views of New York City.
- Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfiche F128.37.P44 - 1050 Microfiche.
Description
The three-volume index provides access by street, building, and subject. It includes a list of contributing photographers and agencies. Nearly all photographs are dated.
The collection is organized into seven groups. The first five are arranged by boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Richmond. The last two are organized according to topics: General Views and Subjects, which includes occupations, recreation, social conditions, transportation, etc. Microfiche are consecutively numbered. Each item is accompanied by a descriptive annotation which appears immediately after the photograph on the fiche.
An alphabetical index for reels 4-10 is included on roll 10.
Reel one of the microfilm offers a detailed description of the collection as well as the inclusive dates of correspondence found on each reel.
Index/Guide
The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of each microfilm reel in the collection:- MCK REF F128.37.P44 Index FOLIO
- An Index to the Microfiche Edition of Photographic Views of New York City, 1870's-1970's, From the Collections of the New York Public Library. 3 vols. (Index also available in Architecture Library.)
