Morris Rosenfeld Photographs - NYPL Digital Collections

Click to visit the main New York Public Library Homepage

The New York Public Library

Digital Collections

About Digital Collections

Search Browse About

Items Collections Divisions

Digital Collections Using Images Using Data

Morris Rosenfeld Photographs

Navigation About Filters

Collection Data

Description: Black and white, gelatin silver photographic prints mounted on linen of buildings in Manhattan, New York City, taken by photographer Morris Rosenfeld (1884-1968) between 1912 and 1916. The majority of the buildings are commercial in nature, and located along Broadway, although other Manhattan streets are represented. Images are exclusively of the exteriors of properties, many with front and side views, but that also capture street views and people. It is likely that the photographs were taken for clients concerned with business, real estate, and construction, and various New York City government departments.
Names: Rosenfeld, Morris, 1884-1968 (Photographer)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1912 - 1916; Place: New York
Library locations: Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy; Shelf locator: AZ 16-4727
Topics: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.); Broadway (New York, N.Y.); Streets -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.); Buildings -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.); Storefronts -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Genres: Photographs
Notes: Biographical/historical: Morris Rosenfeld (1884-1968) was a photographer based in New York City. He opened a studio in 1910 at 116 Nassau Street, Manhattan, and it was at this location that he was based for large part of his working life. The collection of photographs here represents works commissioned in the early part of his career as a commercial photographer. Rosenfeld later became well known as a maritime photographer, capturing images of activities on the Hudson and East Rivers.; Content: Includes 1 photograph by Edwin Levick, and partial inventory of photographs.
Physical Description: Gelatin silver prints; Extent: 2 boxes (260 photographs) : silver gelatin, black and white ; 25 x 20 cm; Photographer's stamp on verso: M. Rosenfeld, Photographer, 116 Nassau St., New York.
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21072273; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 43a4cad0-7267-0132-4582-58d385a7bbd0

14 results found