Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Brathwaite, Kwame, 1938-2023.
2. Clemons, Curt.
3. Cooper, Harold T.
4. Mitchell, Shellie B.
5. Smith, Roger.
6. A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)
7. M Associates (New York, N.Y.)
8. New York (N.Y.) Fire Dept.

Description

1. 39 items (3 folders); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.

Summary

1. Collection consists mainly of views of building fires in Harlem and parts of Brooklyn (1940s-1960s), and the response of New York City fire fighters.

Subject

1. Gelatin silver prints > 1940-1969
2. New York (N.Y.) > Fire Department
3. Group portraits > 1940-1969
4. Fire fighters > New York (State) > New York
5. United States > Office of Civilian Defense
6. Instant camera photographs
7. Volunteer fire fighters > Washington (D.C.)

Genre/Form

1. Group portraits – 1940-1969.
2. Gelatin silver prints – 1940-1969.
3. Instant camera photographs.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Fires

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Most photographs bear photographer's handstamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten notations on verso; some items bear printed captions on either verso or recto. Some items are cropped or bear cropping marks.
3. Collection contains work by Harold T. Cooper, Shellie B. Mitchell, Roger Smith and the New York City Fire Department, among others.

Title

1. Fires [graphic].

Imprint

1. [1944]-[1963]

Connect to:

1. Request Appointment

Added author

1. Brathwaite, Kwame, 1938-2023. Photographer
2. Clemons, Curt. Photographer
3. Cooper, Harold T. Photographer
4. Mitchell, Shellie B. Photographer
5. Smith, Roger. Photographer
6. A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)
7. M Associates (New York, N.Y.)
8. New York (N.Y.) Fire Dept.

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Fires