Scope and arrangement
The Bill Barvin Location Photograph Archive contains over 3,000 35mm negative strips and around1000 3. 5x5 and 4x6 prints of locations Barvin scouted for potential use in movies, television, and video. Most of the locations photographed were located in New York and New Jersey, but some were photographed in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Images are of interiors of occupied and unoccupied apartments, lofts, homes, businesses, schools, churches, theaters, laundromats, factories, prisons, warehouses, and offices along with exteriors of properties as well as street views of larger exterior locations. Some of the materials are identified as related to specific television, film, and video properties, but most photos are arranged according to location by state and then city. The collection also includes one box of production documentation materials.
Of particular interest are the Photo Files subseries where prints of locations were attached together along with notes to provide a more detailed description of the shooting site.
The Bill Barvin Location Photograph Archive is arranged in three series:
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Series contains negatives and photographs related to identify and unidentified locations. Most of the locations photographed were located in New York and New Jersey. Many images are of interiors of occupied and unoccupied apartments, lofts, homes, businesses, schools, churches, theaters, Laundromats, factories, prisons, warehouses, and offices along with exteriors of properties as well as street views of larger exterior locations.
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Series contains negatives and photographs related to identified television, film, and video productions.
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Series contains photographs that were taped or glued together into manila folders to create a detailed view of the location. Many of the folders contain handwritten notes detailing information on the accessibility of the location for future filming.