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Guide to the Archibald King Photograph Albums
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Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | King, Archibald, 1880-1955 | |
| Title | Archibald King Photograph Albums, | |
| Dates: | 1923-1940 | |
| Abstract: | This small collection consists of four small black scrapbooks, two with very neat reinforced hinges. | |
| Extent: | 2 boxes, .7 cubic feet | |
| Identification: | K-3 | |
| Location: | The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library. | |
Historical/Biographical Note
Archibald King was the great grandson of a famous early 19th century Long Island Presbyterian clergyman, the Rev. Ezra King, Mr. Archibald King (1880-1955) lived for the most part in Jamaica, more specifically at 175-28 89th Avenue. Though by trade a builder, and a real estate attorney, the love of his life was Nature as exhibited in the flora and fauna of many areas, but specifically Long Island. This he sought to investigate by the judicious use of the camera, and thus took many exploratory trips into the countryside of the 1920s and 1930s.
Using an old box camera on a tripod, and a black cloth with which to cover his head, he spent many hours with his hobby. Because color film had still to be invented, all the pictures he took were in black and white. However, seeking always to capture realism, he hand tinted his pictures with water colors, thus doing his best to preserve the scenes he took as they actually were.
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Scope and Content Note
This small collection consists of four small black scrapbooks, two with very neat reinforced hinges. These volumes consist of the following:
103 photographs of flowers, apparently of the rarer types
83 photographs showing such places as Cedar Lake, Rhode Island, Meadowbrook, Long Island, and Monadnick, Massachusetts. Most photographs, however, are not of rural scenes connected with the above, but of still life such as glasses and apples, or unidentified landscapes showing trees and flowers.
23 photographs of Long Island scenes titled such as "Near Montauk"; "In Hither Hills State Park"; "Sand Dunes near Southampton"; and "Gardiner Mill at Easthampton".
26 photographs of the 1939/40 New York City Worlds Fair
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Creator of item, date of item (if known), identification of item, if a photograph its control number. The Archibald King Photograph Albums, Archives at Queens Library, Queens Borough Public Library.
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 Names:
- King, Archibald, 1880-1955
Subject Topics:
- Nature photography
Subject Places:
- Jamaica (New York, N.Y.)
Document Types:
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
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Inventory
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
