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- Creator
- Astor Library
- Call number
- MssCol 23354
- Physical description
- .08 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
Astor Library scrapbook, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
One scrapbook depicting the nearly empty interior of the Astor Library and two dozen loose photographs of library staff members. The library building appears to have been photographed when the Astor Library ceased operations at 425 Lafayette Street in 1911. All photographs have captions and the images in the scrapbook bear a copyright statement attributing the photographs to Braden Bros. Staff members depicted include Carl Henrik Bjerregaard, Edwin Hatfield Anderson, Wilberforce Eames, and Alex Moth.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchased from James Cummins, 2009.
Processing information
Compiled by Susan M. Kline, 2016.
Key terms
Names
- Braden Brothers (creator)
- New York Public Library
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328