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- Photo Resources and Exhibits - |
- Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division
LC is a superb resource, with approximately 50% of their photo catalog available online. Large sized images are displayed on computers outside LC for those materials cleared of any copyright, or licensing, or any other rights concerns; otherwise they display as small thumbnails. Luckily, the Bain Collection is in the public domain, and rights-free, and LC does not charge a usage fee.
The Bain Collection consists of circa 1900-1931 photos collected for the Bain News Service with emphasis placed on New York City, and some of Chinatown.
Another collection with a lot of circa 1900 photos of Old New York including New York Chinatown is the Detroit Publishing Co collection.
Another great collection is the Gemthe Collection with many circa 1900 photos of San Francisco old Chinatown. For some photographs, both the original, and retouched versions are included (Gemthe sometimes manipulated his photographs in order to sell Chinatown as an "exotic" locale.) Unfortunately, only thumbnails of the collection are provided because of rights concerns.
The Ansel Adams Collection is another excellent collection featuring 244 photographs depicting life at the Japanese American Interment camp at Manzanar in 1943.
That's just a fraction of what you will find at the LOC PP division website
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html
- Library of Congress, American Memory
"American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials
relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more
than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections."
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
- National Archives & Record Administration, and the Archival Research Catalog
Currently, about 20% of the national archives is described through ARC. Documents not in ARC can still be found by searching through the record groups in NARA's main website, (www.archives.gov). Also available through ARC is a small, but growing number of archival material that have been digitized--photos, sound, video, maps, and documents.
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/index.html
- New York Public Library
Featured on their website are several high quality collection
of photographs. Of note is Bernice Abbott's "Changing New York" (1935-1938)
consisting of 34 high quality digital images documenting the city, Wickes
Hine's "Construction of the Empire State Building" (1930-1931), and Dylan Stone's collection of 26,000 documentary block-by-block streetscape photos of lower manhattan taken in 1999.
http://www.nypl.org/digital
- The NYPL, Mid Manhattan Library Picture Collection Online
The "Digital Picture Collection" is a superb resource of over 30000 digital photographs in the public domain. Subjects include American History, (almost) everything about New York City, Fashion, Costumes, Apparel, and more! Note, however, that the NYPL charges a usage fee if you want to use an image for anything outside of fair use.
http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco
- Yahoo! News Photos
- AP Photo Database
If you need a photo for a book report, a term paper, class hand-out, or presentation, you can bet the Associated Press Photo Database has it. Access to the database is by subscription only, and most likely your local library will have a subscription. Some libraries allow access over the Internet outside the library.
- NY Newsday Photos
lots of local interest news photos/slideshows can be viewed on their website.
http://www.nynewsday.com
- NY1
local news video (in realplayer format) dating back to sept 1999, can be downloaded/viewed from their website
http://www.ny1.com
- Museum of the City of NY, Prints and Photographs Collection
The museum website features several excellent exhibits on New York City. "Gotham Comes of Age", New York through the Lens of the Byron Company, 1892 - 1942, is a published book available for online viewing in its entirety. Berenice Abbott's "Changing New York" is an exhaustive annotated exhibition of Abbott's work. "New York Before the War", a WPA-sponsored arts project; and some of Jacob Riis' photographs documenting the poverty of Mulberry Bend (today Columbus Park) are also available for view. Lastly,
Gaelic Gotham: A History of the Irish in New York", a small exhibition.
http://www.mcny.org
- New York City Municipal Archives
The municipal archives do not have an online catalog. They do, however, have a small photo gallery of images taken from their archives, as well as information about their many photo collections. The "Tax" Photographs archive consists of photographs taken of every house and building in NYC between the years 1939 to 1941. The "Bertillon" cards archive consists of about 6000 criminal
"mugshots". The Health Department archive, Department of Public Charities and Hospitals, Department of Sanitation, Dept of Bridges, etc. also there are approximately 5000 WPA photos too.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doris/html/collections_photographs.html
- Making of America
Making of America is a rich primary source for books and journals printed in the 19th century with titles focusing on education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science. There are approximately 8,500 books, and 2,500 journals available online both in (uncorrected) text, pdf, and image format.
http://moa.umdl.umich.edu
- LaGuardia and Wagner Archives
The archives of LaGuardia Community College documents
the social and political history of New York City through photos, documents, and oral history. The collection includes the personal, and official papers of NYC Mayors, LaGuardia, Wagner, Beame, and Koch; the records of Steinway & Sons; the New York City Council; and the documents of the New York City Housing Authority dating from the 1920s-1980s with numerous before-and-after photos of old streets, and buildings (the images displayed online are small.)
http://www.housingauthority.lagcc.cuny.edu/nycha/
- Masters of Photography
Masters of photography from A-Z along with a huge collection of photographs. About one or two are specific to the area around Chinatown.
http://www.mastersofphotography.com
- eBay Antique (Pre-1940) Photographic Images
You can always count on eBay for finding scans of old photos, and images that are difficult to find elsewhere. For easier searching, the
main category
is divided into sub-categories such as
magic lantern glass slides,
stereoviews, and more.
- Photographer's Rights
Resources on what rights the photographer has when photographing in public, and legal recourses when their rights have been violated.
· The Photographer's Right - by Krages
http://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf
· 17 USC § 120(a) - Pictorial Representations Permitted
http://www.megalaw.com/top/copyright/17usc120.php
· NYC Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting - proposed redraft of new photography rules allowing hand-held equipment without first obtaining a permit
http://www.nyc.gov/html/film/html/news/110107_moftb_issues_new.shtml
...this new redraft was due to protests over the first drafted version that nearly required a majority of people (tourists, and anybody in a group of 2 or more) to obtain photo permits, and $1 million insurance just to photograph on the streets of new york. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/29/nyregion/29camera.html
..nyc film office adopts the new rules
http://www.nyc.gov/html/film/html/news/070108_moftb_adopts_rules.shtml
more links
http://www.flickr.com/groups/photography_is_not_a_crime/discuss/72157604248655813
If you are at a protest
· ACLU Bust Card - what to do when stopped by the police
http://archive.aclu.org/library/bustcard.html
· National Lawyer's Guild - arrest specifics for NYC
http://www.nlgnyc.org/howtodealNLG.pdf
· People's Law Collective - Know Your Rights (specific to NYC)
http://nycplc.mahost.org/KYR.htm
- Using the Four Factor Fair Use Test
A simplified method of determining "Fair Use" of copyright materials.
http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/intellectualProperty/copypol2.htm#test
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- Memories & Stories of NYC - |
- New York Songlines
Block-by-block--choose your own route--walking tour of New York City with many historical, and cultural landmarks and references made along the way.
http://www.nysonglines.com
- City of Memory
Online community map of personal stories, and memories of NYC.
http://www.cityofmemory.org
- The Photography of Corky Lee
Photography by New York photographer Corky Lee chronicling the daily lives, and struggles of Asian-Americans, the invisible minority. His compelling images are a catalyst for social and political change.
photo gallery #1 - http://www.nyu.edu/apa/gallery/lee
photo gallery #2 - http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/asian/Article_Detail....
nytimes article - http://www.racematters.org/corkylee.htm
- Little Italy Neighbors Association
Little Italy, Chinatown, and The Bowery in historical
context, with images and text.
http://www.thing.net/~lina/index.html
- Thomas Holton Photography
The Lams of Ludlow Street is a visual account of one family's daily life living in a cramped tenement in Chinatown.
http://exhibitions.nypl.org/eminent/holton
- Dan Ziskie Photography
Photographic essay on ny chinatown and culture. pictures taken around east broadway.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/nyregion/thecity/10chin.html
- Browning Lui Photography
Lovely b/w NY Chinatown street photography.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyclove/sets/72157600357572260
- Knickerbocker Village
All things about Knickerbocker Village, a co-op building in downtown ny
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyclove/sets/72157600357572260
- Bowery Boogie
Lower East side chronicle.
http://www.boweryboogie.com
Harvey Wang's New York
by Harvey Wang
"Beautiful, black and white portraits of individuals with unique, and vanishing jobs. A Seltzer bottler, a burlesque comedian, knife sharpener, a diarist, a rope fender maker, boxing trainer, etc."
some photos from his book can be viewed at his site.
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- General Resources, and Local Area Information - |
- The Gotham Center for New York City History
The Gotham Center contains a wealth of historical information
about NYC from the historical community at large. Of note is the resource page
listing a vast number of historical, and cultural-related websites,
institutions, and neighborhood websites.
http://www.gothamcenter.org
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898
Oxford University Press. 2000. 1350 pp.
"...By any standard, Burrows and Wallace, history professors at Brooklyn College and John Jay College, CUNY, respectively, have written a comprehensive and highly engrossing political, social, and cultural history of the Big Apple.
... the authors instinctively veer from the great man theory whenever possible, describing great women and lesser lights whose actions had profound influence in and beyond the city. It is a strategy that serves them well as they reveal the changing moods of the people and the effects of technological advances on all strata of New York society." --Frank Caso
- Asian American Federation publications
Studies and reports on issues affecting Asian Americans.
http://www.aafny.org/media/publications.asp
- Rebuild Chinatown
The plan to rebuild, and renew Chinatown, and guide it's future. there are some zoning and land use maps on the website
http://www.rebuildchinatown.org
- Chinatown Planning study
Contains a neighborhood planning report for creating a special Chinatown zoning district (for streamlining future development in the area). Includes detailed maps of land use in the neighborhood.
http://www.arch.columbia.edu/Studio/Spring2003/UP/Chinatown/index.html
- The Chinatown Files
This film documents of the persecution of Chinese Americans
during the McCarthy era.
main site - http://www.chinatownfiles.org
film info - http://www.asianamericanmedia.org
- Chinatown After Sept 11th: An Economic Impact Study
Asian American Federation of NY study on the impact of
September 11 on Chinatown's economy.
http://www.aafny.org/research/default.asp
- Chinatown after September 11
AsiaSource article briefly summarizing the impact
of 9/11 on Chinatown with links to dozens of stories and reports.
http://asiasource.org/news/at_mp_02.cfm?newsid=77995
- NYC Chinatown: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
A high school curriculum based on New York City government
records.
http://pd.ilt.columbia.edu/liberty
- Marjorie Chan's ChinaLinks
Annotated links to over 600 China- and Chinese language and
linguistics-related websites.
http://chinalinks.osu.edu
- Lower Manhattan
The site for official Lower Manhattan news, and tourism information.
http://www.lowermanhattan.info
- China Online
Listing hundreds of sites relating to Chinese arts, culture,
history, Chinatowns, and more.
http://chineseculture.about.com
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- Five Points Resources - |
- New York Challenged - Course Outline
An excellent set of course materials for 3rd-8th grade
teachers on 19th Century New York, with maps, documents, and sample questions.
http://www.nycenet.edu/csd1/historyfirsthand/course1.html
- Virtual New York City
Exhibits and resources devoted to the history of New York
City. Featured on the site are the Draft Riots of 1863, and the Great
Blizzard of 1888.
http://virtualny.cuny.edu
- The Old Brewery at the Five Points N.Y. 1852
This NYPL page features a lithograph of the Old Brewery, by
Charles Parsons, along with a general history of the area, and other stuff.
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/.../labelvi.htm
- Three Paintings of the Same Building
Three more illustrations of the Old Brewery
http://eiffel.ilt.columbia.edu/.../buildings.htm
- The Lost Museum
P.T. Barnum's American Museum exhibits, and teaching materials.
http://www.lostmuseum.cuny.edu
- The Early Years: The Challenge of Public Order
NYC Police in the 1800s (with lots of photos from that era,
but not necessary of the Five Points).
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/nypd/html/3100/retro.html
- Gangs of New York
Martin Scorcese's film dramatizing life in the Five Points,
and the tensions between the Irish and the Italians. Filmed at the Cinecitta
Studios in Rome with all-wooden sets, and buildings. Expected Dec 2002
(after being pushed back a year).
http://www.gangsofnewyork.com
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The racially motivated attack and murder of Vincent Chin,
June 19, 1982, and the subsequent miscarriage of justice. What happened? 
