- unitid
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{"value"=>"188341", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"AZ 25-6", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b23762621", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1922-1932", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1922/1932"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Eugene L. Armbruster photographs"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.21 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Eugene L. Armbruster photographs hold approximately 100 black and white snapshots of houses and buildings on Long Island, New York. Dated 1922 to 1932, the collection illustrates the western end of Long Island just before the housing boom at the end of the 1920s."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Armbruster, Eugene L., 1865-1943", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Eugene L. Armbruster (1865-1943), was born in Baden-Baden, Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1882, settling in Brooklyn, New York. Armbruster photographed across New York including Long Island City, Newton, Flushing, and other locations along the Long Island Rail Road.</p> <p>These images of historic houses, churches, streetscapes, and buildings throughout New York City were then used to illustrate pamphlets he wrote about the local history of the area. One pamphlet, <span class=\"title\">Long Island : Its Early Days and Development</span> was published by the <span class=\"title\">Brooklyn Daily Eagle</span> and contained Armbruster's photographs, illustrations, and writing about the developments in the city.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Eugene L. Armbruster photographs contain various postcard sized photographs, likely shot with a Brownie or other commercially available amateur camera. Most of the photographs are dated 1923 or 1924, but some images are undated and there are some images from 1934.</p> <p>Most images are of the western end of Long Island, noteably Newtown, Long Island City, and Flushing. The photographs were taken just before the major housing boom that took place at the end of the 1920s. The backs of the photographs have Armbruster's handwritten notes about the subject, location, and date of each image. In many cases there are extensive annotations of the history and occupants of buildings, churches, and dwellings.</p> <p>There are some additional photographs of buildings in Brooklyn and Massachusetts that are undated, and do not contain significant annotations. There are also some unidentified locations.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged alphabetically by location.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Source of aquisition is unknown.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"persname\">Emily P. Dunne</span> in <span class=\"date\">2025</span>.</p>"}
- relatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>The Eugene L. Armbruster collection of Long Island photographic views, held by the Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy.</p>"}
- date_start
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1922
- keydate
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1922
- date_end
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1932
- date_inclusive_start
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1922
- date_inclusive_end
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1932
- extent_statement
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0.21 linear feet (1 box)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Eugene L. Armbruster photographs, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library"}