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H.N. Tiemann & Co. photograph collection, 1880-1916

H.N. Tiemann (1863-1957) was the proprietor of a Manhattan-based commercial photography company, H.N Tiemann & Co., which photographed New York locations and events for publication and general sale. This collection of black and white negatives, circa 1880-1916, documents Manhattan buildings, bridges, churches, hotels, civic celebrations, and fashionable street scenes.
NYHS Identifier
Print Room - PR-129
Creator
H.N. Tiemann & Co.
Contributor
Hall, Joseph, photographer
Hayward, G., lithographer
Johnston, J. S. (John S.)
Underhill, Irving, d. 1960
Tiemann, H. N., 1863-1957
W.C. Rogers & Co.

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Description
H.N. Tiemann (1863-1957) was the proprietor of a Manhattan-based commercial photography company, H.N Tiemann & Co., which photographed New York locations and events for publication and general sale. This collection of black and white negatives, circa 1880-1916, documents Manhattan buildings, bridges, churches, hotels, civic celebrations, and fashionable street scenes. Among heavily represented subjects are views of the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration, the Queensboro Bridge, the Croton Reservoir, the Flatiron Building, the American Museum of Natural History, Grand Central Terminal, Madison Square Garden and Union Square. There are also exterior views of residences, including those of A.T. Stewart, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Gouverneur Morris, Jr.
PID
nyhs:tiemann
NYHS Identifier
Print Room - PR-129
Member of
Photographs of New York City and Beyond
New-York Historical Society Digital Collections
Genre
negatives (photographs)
photographs
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Publisher
New-York Historical Society
Type
Still Image
Subject (Topical)
Armories--New York (State)--New York--Photographs
Church buildings--New York (State)--New York--Photographs
Historic buildings--New York (State)--New York--Photographs
Hospitals--New York (State)--New York--Photographs
Hotels--New York (State)--New York--Photographs
Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 1909--Photographs
Subject (Name)
American Museum of Natural History--Photographs
Astor House (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Astor Place Opera House (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Clinton Hall (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
College of the City of New York (1866-1926)--Buildings--Photographs
Columbia University. Libraries--Buildings--Photographs
Columbia University Club--Photographs
Fayerweather & Ladew (Firm)--Buildings--Photographs
Flatiron Building (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
National Academy of Design (U.S.)--Photographs
National Arts Club (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
New York (State). Supreme Court.--Buldings--Photographs
New York Public Library--Buildings--Photographs
New York University--Buildings--Photographs
Plaza Hotel (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
St. Luke's Hospital (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art--Photographs
Subject (Geographic)
Central Park (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Colonnade Row (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Croton Reservoir (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
General Grant National Memorial (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Madison Square Park (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
New York City Hall (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Queensboro Bridge (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Soldier's and Sailors' Monument (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Union Square (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Washington Square (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs
Contributor
Hall, Joseph, photographer
Hayward, G., lithographer
Johnston, J. S. (John S.)
Underhill, Irving, d. 1960
Tiemann, H. N., 1863-1957
W.C. Rogers & Co.
Creator
H.N. Tiemann & Co.
Date Created
1880 to 1916
Extent
283 photographs

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