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Guide to the Frank Carrado Long Island City Digital Photographs
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Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Carrado, Frank | |
| Title | Frank Carrado Long Island City Digital Photographs | |
| Dates: | 1980 - 2014 | |
| Abstract: | The Frank Carrado’s Long Island City Digital Photographs Collection consists of digital photographs of Long Island City spanning the years from 1980 to 2014. All of the photographs were taken in Long Island City by Frank Carrado. The photographs document the transformation of an industrial Long Island City into a residential neighborhood. | |
| Extent: | 38 photographs | |
| Identification: | C-20 | |
| Location: | Archives at Queens Library | |
Historical/Biographical Note
Frank Carrado was born in 1930 and raised on 10th Street, Long Island City to an American-Italian family. He worked in the trucking industry and is a Korean War Veteran. About a decade ago, Frank realized his neighborhood was drastically changing and watched the old, industrial neighborhood demolished, replaced by new buildings. In 2005, Frank’s daughter gifted him a digital camera, allowing him to document his home; streets, shops, and factories. Frank Carrado is the unofficial mayor of Long Island City, documenting the old and new LIC.
Sources:Kern-Jedrychowska, E. (2012, July 6). Long Island City’s Rapid Growth Documented in Photo Exhibit. DNA Info. Retrieved from: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150420/long-island-city/antique-lic-payphone-will-record-your-thoughts-on-public-art
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Scope and Content Note
Items were donated by Frank Carrado on February 11, 2014 at the Queens Memory Community Event (37-44 21st Street, Long Island City, New York).
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Arrangement
The photographs are housed digitally on the Queens Memory Collection server, DAMS Drive, within the DAMs Born Digital folder.
The majority of photographs are printed digital images and some are physical images, all were donated to the Queens Memory Project in physical format. The photographs were brought to a Community Event (in no order) on February 11, 2014 at the Queens Library location, 37-44 21st Street, Long Island City, New York. The photographs were then scanned into Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) digital images.The photographs are not organized in any particular order within the server. All photographs are tagged with Frank Carrado as the creator and all images depict and were created in Long Island City. The digital photographs illustrate the evolving and developing buildings, streets, and industries of Long Island City.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item,
date (if known); The Frank Carrado Long Island City Digital Photographs ; C-20 ; box
number; folder number;
- Archives at Queens
Library
- Queens Borough Public Library
- 89-11 Merrick
Boulevard
- Jamaica, NY 11432
Provenance
Items were donated by Frank Carrado on February 11, 2014 at the Queens Memory Community Event (37-44 21st Street, Long Island City, New York).
Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions. Manuscripts are only available in the Archives at Queens Library, please call (718) 990-0770 for hours. Manuscript users will be required to complete the division's Manuscript Usage Form and deposit their photograph identification or Queens Borough Public Library card with a staff member. The identification will be returned to the user after she/he has returned the material. Manuscript users will deposit all their personal items behind the reference desk. Manuscript users must use the division's loose sheets of paper for note taking. To reiterate, no pen of any type is permitted. Paper and a pencil are available upon request. Manuscript users may be required to use special handling procedures depending on the conditions of the material.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
- Archives at Queens
Library
- Queens Borough Public
Library
- 89-11 Merrick
Boulevard
- Jamaica, NY
11432
- Phone: (718)
990-0770
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Access Points
Subject Organizations:
- Citigroup (Firm)
- City University of New York. School of Law at Queens College
- Fire Engine Company No. 258, Hook and Ladder Company No. 115 (New York, N.Y.)
- Pepsi-Cola Company
Subject Topics:
- Advertising
- Apartments
- Art galleries, Commercial
- Automobile repair shops
- Banks and banking
- Blood banks
- Buildings
- Buildings. Repair and reconstruction
- Chemical industry
- Church
- Condominiums
- Dwellings
- High-rise apartment buildings
- Office buildings
- Parking lots
- Renovation (Architecture)
- Stores, Retail
- Waterfronts
Subject Places:
- East River (N.Y.)
- Long Island City (New York, N.Y.)
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Queens Borough Hall (New York, N.Y.)
Document Types:
- TIFF Images
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Inventory
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
