Photographs taken by inspectors of the New York City Tenement House Department
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Abstract
Photographs taken by New York City Tenement House Department inspectors in the 1930s, gifted to NYPL by the New York City Department of Housing and Buildings in 1942. The original nitrate negatives (4,198 images) were microfilmed on four 35mm reels before being destroyed. A representative selection of images (roughly 1,100 in number) were preserved with interpositives and contact prints. The collection includes exterior and interior shots of buildings, as well as images of street scenes, storefronts, fire report cards, and various employees of the Tenement House Department. It provides a visual documentation for researchers investigating New York City and its history.
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Date issued: 1934
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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Shelf locator: AZ+ 12-2301