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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 146 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Curvin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Curvin-(Main)
Abstract

This collection consists of papers of historian Robert Curvin.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1954-2015, some copies of earlier material

Roy E. Norris Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG Norris-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents The bulk of the material in the collection relates to Norris's work for the New Jersey Urban League, including his advocacy in the fields of race relations, employment opportunities for minorities, fair employment standards, vocational workshops, job training, etc. Contents include his resume (ca. 1949); lists, created by his wife, of material in the collection (1987); addresses by Norris regarding his work for the Urban League, including "The Negro Worker in the White Collar Fields," "The...
Dates: 1932 - 1952

Samuel B. Finklestein Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG NWK Finklestein
Abstract

This collection was donated in March 2021 by Arthur Feller. Feller is the grandson of Samuel B. Finklestein (1894-1982), the compiler of the material. It consists of photos, clippings, plaques, diplomas and other material from the career of Finklestein, who worked for the City of Newark for 50 years before retiring in 1967. For much of the 1930s and 1940s, Finklestein was a clerk in the city's Public Safety department. After 1954, he served as Personnel Director for the City of Newark.

Dates: 1900 - 2016

Samuel H. Libby Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MG Libby-(Main)
Scope and Contents This collection consists of 7 scrapbooks : v. 1 (1896-1930). Manuscripts of "Torch Bearers of Civilization," and biographical sketches of 30 engineers including Frank J. Sprague ; v. 2. Photographs of hoists, rails, street car equipments (1892), street cars from G.E. Co. (1895), and photographs of mechanical drawings ; v. 3 (1890-1933). Newspaper clippings about electricity, electrical and mechanical engineering and correspondence ; v. 4 (1920-49). Newspaper clippings and short biographies ;...
Dates: 1890 - 1949

Schlesinger Collection of Theatre History

 Collection
Identifier: MG 4
Abstract

The collection consists of autographed theatrical photographs which once decorated the lobby and corridors of the Broad Street Theatre (Newark, NJ). After the theater became a movie house, Morris Schlesinger donated the collection to the Library. Additional photographs were later added to this collection.

Dates: 1887 - 1932

Sgt. William T. Duffy Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MG Nwk Duffy-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents This small collection consists of two folders of photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed material, all possibly removed from a scrapbook.A folder entitled "Photographs" (ca. 1890s-1918) includes candid shots of Duffy, from childhood, with family and friends; photographs of Duffy in training and with his army buddies, and one formal, full-length portrait of Duffy in uniform. A folder entitled "Clippings" (1918-1933) contains clippings and a few cards related to...
Dates: 1918 - 1924

St. James AME Church Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk St. James AME-(Fileroom)
Abstract

This collection consists of event programs, journals, and photographs of St. James’s AME Chur

Dates: 1944 - 2011

Stephen Crane Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Crane-(Fileroom)
Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, magazine articles, ephemera, photographs, etc., and Newark Public Library reference requests for information regarding Crane.Box 1: contains Carol Joan Decker's bibliography of the Stephen Crane Collection at NPL, as of 1956. The introduction to the bibliography includes information regarding the Stephen Crane Association and the disposition of the Stephen Crane birthplace. The bibliography also provides an inventory of...
Dates: 1897 - 1996

Sydenham House Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MG Nwk Sydenham
Abstract

Photo albums and photographs of the Sydenham House, along with a small group of clippings and notes.

Dates: 1955 - 1979