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Guide to the Jacob F. Wieners, Jr. Photographs
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Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Wieners, Jacob F., 1865-1956-03-14 | |
| Title | Jacob F. Wieners, Jr. Photographs, | |
| Dates: | ca. 1888-1916 | |
| Abstract: | The Jacob F. Wieners, Jr. Photographs contain pictures of businesses, residences, organizations and events in the Queens communities of College Point, Whitestone and Flushing around the turn of the twentieth century. Many of the businesses are hotels and resorts, as College Point was a popular vacation spot at the time. Among the organizations that Wieners photographed were sports teams, bands, choirs, fire companies, police forces and civic groups. Events include parades, picnics and other group outings. A large subgroup of photographs consists of studio portraits of individual members of fire companies, police and veterans organizations. | |
| Extent: | 26 boxes, 6.7 cubic feet | |
| Identification: | W-12 | |
| Location: | The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library. The regular sized box number designates the regular sized box location. The location for oversized boxes is listed in the Manuscripts Shelf Location Register. Boxes containing photographic prints and negatives are listed in the Image Collections Location Register. | |
Historical/Biographical Note
Jacob F. Wieners Jr. was a professional photographer who lived in College Point, New York. He was born about 1865 in College Point. He first took up photography as a hobby, only going into business as a professional photographer around the mid-1880s, when he was in his early twenties. He established his first studio in his home, at the corner of 14th and High Streets in College Point. In 1897 he moved his studio to a new location at 87 Main Street in the main business district of Flushing. He remained there until June of 1902, when he moved back to College Point.
While Wieners did probably the majority of his business as a photographer of studio portraits, he was also commissioned to photograph the homes of many of College Point’s well-to-do residents. At the turn of the twentieth century College Point was a popular destination for vacationers, so Wieners also shot numerous views of the area’s many hotels and resorts.
By the year 1920 Wieners had given up his photography business and was employed as a carpenter in a factory. The 1930 census shows Wieners still working as a carpenter, and still living in College Point with a wife, Sophie, who was 6 years his junior. The Wieners Photographs were donated to the Long Island Division by one of our former librarians, the late Robert C. Friedrich. They were at one time part of Mr. Friedrich’s larger collection of historic photographs of College Point.
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Scope and Content Note
The Jacob F. Wieners, Jr. Photographs include original glass plate negatives, polyester copy negatives, and prints.
Arrangement: Physically, we have separated the photographs into prints and negatives. The prints we have filed by size, in order by control number. Negatives we have categorized according to type (glass or polyester), and filed by size, also in order by control number.
Organization: The Wieners Photographs were donated to the Long Island Division by one of our former librarians, the late Robert C. Friedrich. They were at one time part of Mr. Friedrich’s larger collection of historic photographs of College Point. To most of the Wieners photographs, Mr. Friedrich assigned two control numbers: a JFW (for Jacob F. Wieners) number, and a CP (for College Point) number. We have filed the photographs by JFW number, though we have also retained Mr. Friedrich’s CP numbers (they are recorded on the lower right hand corner of each print and negative envelope). Those photographs that were not given JFW numbers by Mr. Friedrich have been ordered by CP number, and assigned new JFW numbers.
The Jacob F. Wieners, Jr. Photographs contain pictures of businesses, residences, organizations and events in the Queens communities of College Point, Whitestone and Flushing around the turn of the twentieth century. Many of the businesses are hotels and resorts, as College Point was a popular vacation spot at the time. Among the organizations that Wieners photographed were sports teams, bands, choirs, fire companies, police forces and civic groups. Events include parades, picnics and other group outings.
A large subgroup of photographs consists of studio portraits of individual members of fire companies, police and veterans organizations. There are a large number of other portraits of unknown individuals, but since no identifying information is available, we have chosen not to include these pictures with the main body of the collection.
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Arrangement
Physically, we have separated the photographs into prints and negatives. The prints we have filed by size, in order by control number. Negatives we have categorized according to type (glass or polyester), and filed by size, also in order by control number.
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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. Jacob F. Wieners, Jr. Photographs, Archives at Queens
Library, Queens Borough Public Library.
Provenance
The Wieners Photographs were donated to the Long Island Division by one of our former librarians, the late Robert C. Friedrich. They were at one time part of Mr. Friedrich’s larger collection of historic photographs of College Point.
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:
- Wieners, Jacob F., 1865-1956-03-14
Document Types:
- Photographs
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Inventory
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
