Borough President of Queens Photographs

Date: 1780-1959; 1780 Material: safety film; gelatin silver prints Dimension: 1,915 photographs, negatives, 9 boxes and drawers, 7.7 cubic feet

Creator: Borough President of Queens Identifier: aql:5922 B-25

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.; The photographs are located in the Archives at Queens Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11432, in the cabinet and in boxes P42, P70 (prints) and N80, N118, N124 and N175 (negatives); the digital images are available online.; http://queenslibrary.org/research/archives

Title : Borough President of Queens Photographs

Collection : aql:848

Creator : Borough President of Queens

Date : 1780-1959; 1780

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.; The photographs are located in the Archives at Queens Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11432, in the cabinet and in boxes P42, P70 (prints) and N80, N118, N124 and N175 (negatives); the digital images are available online.; http://queenslibrary.org/research/archives

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

Rights : Copyright held by: City of New York

Coverage : The photographs are located in the Archives at Queens Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11432, in the cabinet and in boxes P42, P70 (prints) and N80, N118, N124 and N175 (negatives); the digital images are available online. Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : collection; black and white prints; black and white negatives, glass plate negatives; digital images

Format : safety film; gelatin silver prints; 1,915 photographs, negatives, 9 boxes and drawers, 7.7 cubic feet

Identifier : aql:5922 B-25