Department of Housing Preservation and Development image collection
Collection REC0022 - RG 038. Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Department of Housing Preservation and Development image collection
Collection
REC-0022
Collection
REC-0022
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development image collection includes photographic negatives, prints, and documents chronicling the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's history, programs, and events from 1961 through 2012.
The collection features images on a myriad of New York City housing related topics. Notable subjects include construction, building sites in situ, street views, excavations, accidents, facades, aerials, apartment interiors, rehabilitations, "before-and-after" photos, demolitions, and photos of City Hall events such as swearings-in, press conferences, and inaugurations. The collection also features photos of community hearings, street life, portraits of tenants, home-owners, and agency staff, as well as events like blood drives, toy drives, retirement parties, and sporting events. There are images documenting every major urban renewal project since 1961, including West Side Urban Renewal, Seward Park, Lincoln Square, Bellevue South, Morningside Heights, Washington Street, East River, Bradhurst, Camden Plaza, Atlantic Terminal, Coney Island Industrial, Children's Museum, Saratoga Square, Williamsburg, Arverne, Corona-East Elmhurst, Bronxchester, Melrose, Soundview, and Mott Haven. The collection also documents a considerable number of historic buildings across all five boroughs and holds images of every New York City Mayor since 1961. Photos of elected officials, public figures, and agency Commissioners/Administrators are also included.
Materials are primarily visual, with the majority of the collection comprised of black and white and color negatives in formats ranging from 35 millimeter to 10 x 12 inches. The collection also includes 35 millimeter slides, photographic prints ranging from 3 x 5 inches to 30 x 40 inches, computer discs, contact sheets and textual documents like press releases and brochures, event programs, flyers, agency memoranda and agendas, presentation materials, reports, and pamphlets.
The collection features images on a myriad of New York City housing related topics. Notable subjects include construction, building sites in situ, street views, excavations, accidents, facades, aerials, apartment interiors, rehabilitations, "before-and-after" photos, demolitions, and photos of City Hall events such as swearings-in, press conferences, and inaugurations. The collection also features photos of community hearings, street life, portraits of tenants, home-owners, and agency staff, as well as events like blood drives, toy drives, retirement parties, and sporting events. There are images documenting every major urban renewal project since 1961, including West Side Urban Renewal, Seward Park, Lincoln Square, Bellevue South, Morningside Heights, Washington Street, East River, Bradhurst, Camden Plaza, Atlantic Terminal, Coney Island Industrial, Children's Museum, Saratoga Square, Williamsburg, Arverne, Corona-East Elmhurst, Bronxchester, Melrose, Soundview, and Mott Haven. The collection also documents a considerable number of historic buildings across all five boroughs and holds images of every New York City Mayor since 1961. Photos of elected officials, public figures, and agency Commissioners/Administrators are also included.
Materials are primarily visual, with the majority of the collection comprised of black and white and color negatives in formats ranging from 35 millimeter to 10 x 12 inches. The collection also includes 35 millimeter slides, photographic prints ranging from 3 x 5 inches to 30 x 40 inches, computer discs, contact sheets and textual documents like press releases and brochures, event programs, flyers, agency memoranda and agendas, presentation materials, reports, and pamphlets.
Extent
100 cubic feet
Dates
1961-2012