James Otis Barnaby's Long Island and Brooklyn photograph albums, ca. 1894-1896

Summary

Creator:

Barnaby, James O., 1846-1901

Abstract:

James Otis Barnaby's Long Island and Brooklyn photograph albums (2 volumes, each 35 x 27 cm) contain a total of 91 albumen prints that primarily consist of views of buildings and sights from around Long Island, New York and Brooklyn, New York City.

Extent:

2 volumes

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Jakob Dopp

Background

Scope and Content:

James Otis Barnaby's Long Island and Brooklyn photograph albums (2 volumes, each 35 x 27 cm) contain a total of 91 albumen prints that primarily consist of views of buildings and sights from around Long Island, New York and Brooklyn, New York City. Subjects include Prospect Park in all seasons, Coney Island, Medford, Long Island train depot and other locations in rural Long Island, and the Great Falls of Passaic River in Paterson, N.J. during the winter. Other images include a Revolutionary War era house, Boys' High School, Garretson's homestead, and "Darby's Patch," a former shantytown in Brooklyn. Although the majority of images are scenic there are several photographs of animals and people, including children. One photograph ("Garretsons") shows two men (one possibly James Otis Barnaby) on a country road with a barn and picket fence, a camera on a tripod in the left foreground. Photographs include brief manuscript captions.

The albums have black leather cover boards and are housed in beige cloth traycases.

Biographical / Historical:

James Otis Barnaby was born on July 12th 1846 in Raynham, Massachusetts and died in Kings County, Brooklyn, New York City on May 23rd 1901. In his professional life in Brooklyn, Barnaby was a druggist, while he also maintained a personal interest in photography.

Acquisition Information:

1995. F-241.2 .

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Bridges--New York (State)--1890-1900.
Farmhouses--New York (State)--1890-1900.
Mills--New York (State)--1890-1900.
Monuments & memorials--New York (State)--1890-1900.
Railroad stations--New York (State)--1890-1900.

Formats:

Albumen prints.
Landscape photographs.
Photograph albums.

Names:

Boys' High School (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

Places:

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
Long Island (N.Y.)
Medford (N.Y.)
Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)