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.
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.