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{"value"=>"188347", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"b23863747", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1940s", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1940/1949"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"H.W. Hannau photographs"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"16 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"6.67 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"=>"Hans Walter Hannau (1904-2001) was an Austrian-American photographer who focused primarily on landscape and architectural photography. The H.W. Hannau photograph collection holds prints, negatives, scrapbooks, and postcards from Hannau's American Views and Views of New York City projects in the 1940s."}
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Hannau, Hans W., 1904-", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Dr. Hans Walter Hannau was born in Vienna, Austria on August 5, 1904. He received his doctorate from the University of Vienna in 1928. The same year he traveled to England, where he studied photography. He married Elisabeth (Ilse) Anne Roeder on June 23, 1934 in Steyr, Austria. They had two sons, George (born February 8, 1936) and Michael (born September 26, 1938).</p> <p>Upon moving back to Austria in 1930, Hannau worked for the Austrian government until the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938. Ilse was pregnant with their second son when Hans was sent to Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany, for his work prosecuting members of the Hitler Youth. She gave birth to Michael before Hans was released in an amnesty declared for Hitler's birthday.</p> <p>The family immigrated to the United States on June 9, 1939 and briefly lived in New Jersey, where Hans worked in a darkroom and Ilse worked as a maid. Ilse encouraged Hans to pursue photography as a career and in 1940, they moved to Miami Beach, where Hans went on to publish more than sixty photographic books.</p> <p>Hannau connected with Dr. Otto Kallir, an Austrian-American art collector and founder of the Galerie St. Etienne in New York City, soon after Hannau began working as a photographer. Dr. Kallir promoted Hannau's postcard projects, including American Views, to the gallery's members and patrons. American Views took Hannau on a wide-ranging tour of the continental United States to photograph landscapes, architecture, national parks, and archaeological sites.</p> <p>Beginning on the east coast, Hannau photographed locations in Virginia, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri, and Utah. The photographs depict local architecture, scenic vistas, and national parks.</p> <p>Hannau took photographs of pueblos, and of Pueblo people, while touring New Mexico. During his travels in Arizona, Hannau also photographed Hopi people, Navajo people, and reservations.</p> <p>Another postcard project, Views of New York City, was primarily focused on street photography of Lower Manhattan and Midtown.</p> <p>Hannau did extensive work in both photo postcards and the color brochure industry; some of his titles include<span class=\"title\"> U.S.A. in Full Color</span>, <span class=\"title\">Bermuda in Full Color</span>, <span class=\"title\">California in Full Color</span>, <span class=\"title\">Tropical Flowers</span>, <span class=\"title\">Islands of the Caribbean</span>, and a series titled <span class=\"title\">The Panorama Books</span>.</p> <p>Dr. Hannau died in Miami, Florida, on May 8, 2001.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The H.W. Hannau photographs compiles two projects, American Views and Views of New York City, which Hannau worked on throughout the 1940s. These photographs depict architecture, parks, gardens, bridges, cities, and small towns across the United States.</p> <p>Included are black and white prints, negatives, scrapbooks, and postcards of various locations in the United States. some of the photographs are also compiled in scrapbooks. There are many medium format contact prints, as well as enlargements across various sizes, from 4x6 to 8x10 prints. Many photographs were duplicated across multiple sizes.</p> <p>Hannau, with support from the Galerie St. Etienne, toured the continental United States for the American Views project. The original 120 negatives and contact sheets, which Hannau later cut into 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 squares, comprise the bulk of the American Views materials. Florida, Colorado, Wyoming, and California are well represented. Boxes 1-6 contain individual 120 negatives and corresponding contact prints. Hannau's original order has been maintained in the physical organization of these folders. Folders have been arranged alphabetically in this finding aid for ease of use. Boxes 10 and 14-16 contain 8x10 prints.</p> <p>Views of New York City features photography of Lower Manhattan and Midtown's architecture, parks, bridges, and the Manhattan skyline. Many duplicates are present in a variety of sizes.</p> <p>Many of the photographs are titled, numbered, or captioned by Hannau. The postcards feature a Galerie St. Etienne stamp.</p> <p>The five deconstructed scrapbooks feature prints from both American Views and Views of New York City, glued onto black paper and often captioned in Hannau's hand.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged alphabetically. Hannau's original organization is maintained in the physical organization of folders in Boxes 1-6.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by H.W. Hannau in 1975.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Em Longan</span> in <span class=\"date\">2026</span>.</p>"}
- date_start
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1940
- keydate
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1940
- date_end
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1949
- date_inclusive_start
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1940
- date_inclusive_end
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1949
- extent_statement
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6.67 linear feet (16 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"H.W. Hannau photographs, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library"}