Research Catalog

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Description

1. 2.5 linear feet (6 boxes)

Summary

1. William B. Osgood Field (1870-1949) was an engineer, collector, philanthropist, and prominent society figure in New York City and Lenox, Massachusetts. The William B. Osgood Field glass plate negatives date from 1895 to 1896 and consist solely of 6 boxes of 4" x 5" glass plate photographic negatives taken in the Hudson Valley and upper Manhattan.

Subject

1. Bridges > 1890-1920
2. Buildings
3. Railroads > 1890-1990
4. Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
5. Dobbs Ferry (N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc. > Pictorial works
6. Harlem River (N.Y.)
7. Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)
8. Mott Haven (New York, N.Y.)
9. Palatine Bridge (N.Y.)
10. Poughkeepsie (N.Y. : Town)
11. Rosendale (N.Y. : Town) > Buildings, structures, etc. > Pictorial works

Genre/Form

1. Glass plate negatives.

Call number

1. MssCol 19062

Access (note)

1. Advance notice required.

Source (note)

1. Donated by Alaska & Polar Regions Collections and Archives, 2013

Location of other archival materials (note)

1. Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.

Provenance (note)

1. The William B. Osgood Field glass plate negatives were separated from the Alaska & Polar Regions Collections and Archives' William Osgood Field, Jr. collection when it was discovered that based on the date range, these negatives were made by or for his father, William B. Osgood Field. Additionally, the location of the images is New York, whereas William Osgood Field, Jr. worked in Alaska.

Author

1. Field, William B. Osgood.

Title

1. William B. Osgood Field glass plate negatives, 1895-1896.

Restricted access

1. Advance notice required.

Location of other archival materials

1. William B. Osgood Field papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.

Provenance

1. The William B. Osgood Field glass plate negatives were separated from the Alaska & Polar Regions Collections and Archives' William Osgood Field, Jr. collection when it was discovered that based on the date range, these negatives were made by or for his father, William B. Osgood Field. Additionally, the location of the images is New York, whereas William Osgood Field, Jr. worked in Alaska.

Source

1. Donated by Alaska & Polar Regions Collections and Archives, 2013

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid

Research call number

1. MssCol 19062