Guide to the Borough President of Queens Photographs 1780-1958 (Bulk 1900-1958) Control # B-25

Identifier: aql:46

Description: The Borough President of Queens Photographs (1,915 photographs, 1780-1958, bulk 1900-1958) provide excellent documentation of how New York City’s citizens transformed this borough from a sleepy burgh to a bustling borough of homes. The photographs document Queens’ commercial and residential development; major events including the aftermath of storms; landmarks including historic homes, government buildings and bridges; apartment buildings and houses; street and sidewalk construction and renovation; and more in the form of prints and duplicate (not original) negatives in a variety of sizes. Every neighborhood in Queens is documented and no one neighborhood stands out.

Title : Guide to the Borough President of Queens Photographs 1780-1958 (Bulk 1900-1958) Control # B-25; Borough President of Queens Photographs 1780-1958, bulk 1900-1958; 1,915 photographs, 9 boxes and drawers, 7.7 cubic feet, 1780-1958, bulk 1900-1958

Collection : aql:30881

Summary/Description : The Borough President of Queens Photographs (1,915 photographs, 1780-1958, bulk 1900-1958) provide excellent documentation of how New York City’s citizens transformed this borough from a sleepy burgh to a bustling borough of homes. The photographs document Queens’ commercial and residential development; major events including the aftermath of storms; landmarks including historic homes, government buildings and bridges; apartment buildings and houses; street and sidewalk construction and renovation; and more in the form of prints and duplicate (not original) negatives in a variety of sizes. Every neighborhood in Queens is documented and no one neighborhood stands out.

Subject : Historic buildings; Historic sites; Streetscapes (Urban design); Housing

Coverage : Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher : Queens Borough Public Library, Publisher.

Identifier : aql:46

eadid : B-25