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Elizabeth Ransom photograph collection, 1891-1892

The collection contains 61 glass negatives of buildings, parks, events and portraits in New York City and state. Also included are three albumen prints of the steamboat Harlem and an unidentified residence. The collection was donated by Elizabeth Ransom to the New-York Historical Society, but other than her name, nothing else is known about her or her connection to the negatives. The photographer is unidentified.

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Print Room - PR-237

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Ransom, Elizabeth

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Elizabeth Ransom photograph collection, 1891-1892

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Tiffany House, Madison Avenue and East 72nd Street, January 31, 1891. View north on Madison Avenue.

Obelisk [Cleopatra's Needle] from the northwest on a cloudy morning with snow on the ground, Central Park, New York City, January 31, 1891.

Reservoir, Bryant Park, block bounded by Fifth Avenue, Sixth Avenue, 40th Street and 42nd Street, New York City, May 5, 1891.

Belvedere Castle, Central Park near West 79th Street, New York City, February 4, 1891.

George Ketchum holding Ned, 'our horse,' [Hempstead, N.Y.?], April 18, 1891.

St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue on the northwest corner of West 53rd Street, New York City, May 12, 1891.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park opposite East 82nd Street, New York City, February 6, 1891. View from the south.

Bridge over Central Park transverse road running from East 79th Street to West 81st Street, New York City, November 1891.

Keep off the grass' sign in Central Park near the Reservoir, New York City, March 5, 1891.

Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York City, May 11, 1891.

Christine, [Hempstead, N.Y.?], September 8, 1891.

Steamboat 'Harlem,' New York City, circa 1891.

Tiffany House, Madison Avenue and East 72nd Street, November 1891. View of Madison Avenue side.

The Boat House, Central Park Lake, New York City, May 11, 1891. View from south of the Lake.

Menagerie at Central Park, New York City, April 16, 1891. Emu.

Menagerie at Central Park, New York City, April 16, 1891. [Cattle.]

Angie and Nellie Moore in front of an evergreen tree, [Hempstead, N.Y.?], August 19, 1891.

All Souls' Church, northeast corner of Madison Avenue and East 66th Street, New York City, April 17, 1891.

William K. Vanderbilt residence, northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street, New York City, May 13, 1891.

Angie on stoop near doors (standing), [Hempstead, N.Y.?], August 24, 1892.

Belvedere Castle, Central Park near West 79th Street, New York City, May 11, 1891. In spring, showing a couple.

Fire engine on parade, Hempstead, N.Y., July 4, 1891. Steamer Company No. 1 turning Welles corner from South Franklin Street to East Fulton Street.

Shanty at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 77th Street, New York City, May 11, 1891. Home of Blind Tim Foley [Tom Foley?], his wife, and son.

Unidentified band marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade, New York City, March 17, 1891. Taken from the 2nd floor window of the Wilson and Kellogg School, 622 Fifth Avenue.

Tiffany House, Madison Avenue and East 72nd Street, January 31, 1891. View north on Madison Avenue.

Obelisk [Cleopatra's Needle] from the northwest on a cloudy morning with snow on the ground, Central Park, New York City, January 31, 1891.

Reservoir, Bryant Park, block bounded by Fifth Avenue, Sixth Avenue, 40th Street and 42nd Street, New York City, May 5, 1891.

Belvedere Castle, Central Park near West 79th Street, New York City, February 4, 1891.

George Ketchum holding Ned, 'our horse,' [Hempstead, N.Y.?], April 18, 1891.

St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue on the northwest corner of West 53rd Street, New York City, May 12, 1891.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park opposite East 82nd Street, New York City, February 6, 1891. View from the south.

Bridge over Central Park transverse road running from East 79th Street to West 81st Street, New York City, November 1891.

Keep off the grass' sign in Central Park near the Reservoir, New York City, March 5, 1891.

Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York City, May 11, 1891.

Christine, [Hempstead, N.Y.?], September 8, 1891.

Steamboat 'Harlem,' New York City, circa 1891.

Tiffany House, Madison Avenue and East 72nd Street, November 1891. View of Madison Avenue side.

The Boat House, Central Park Lake, New York City, May 11, 1891. View from south of the Lake.

Menagerie at Central Park, New York City, April 16, 1891. Emu.

Menagerie at Central Park, New York City, April 16, 1891. [Cattle.]

Angie and Nellie Moore in front of an evergreen tree, [Hempstead, N.Y.?], August 19, 1891.

All Souls' Church, northeast corner of Madison Avenue and East 66th Street, New York City, April 17, 1891.

William K. Vanderbilt residence, northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street, New York City, May 13, 1891.

Angie on stoop near doors (standing), [Hempstead, N.Y.?], August 24, 1892.

Belvedere Castle, Central Park near West 79th Street, New York City, May 11, 1891. In spring, showing a couple.

Fire engine on parade, Hempstead, N.Y., July 4, 1891. Steamer Company No. 1 turning Welles corner from South Franklin Street to East Fulton Street.

Shanty at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 77th Street, New York City, May 11, 1891. Home of Blind Tim Foley [Tom Foley?], his wife, and son.

Unidentified band marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade, New York City, March 17, 1891. Taken from the 2nd floor window of the Wilson and Kellogg School, 622 Fifth Avenue.

Tiffany House, Madison Avenue and East 72nd Street, January 31, 1891. View north on Madison Avenue.

Obelisk [Cleopatra's Needle] from the northwest on a cloudy morning with snow on the ground, Central Park, New York City, January 31, 1891.

Reservoir, Bryant Park, block bounded by Fifth Avenue, Sixth Avenue, 40th Street and 42nd Street, New York City, May 5, 1891.

Belvedere Castle, Central Park near West 79th Street, New York City, February 4, 1891.

George Ketchum holding Ned, 'our horse,' [Hempstead, N.Y.?], April 18, 1891.

St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue on the northwest corner of West 53rd Street, New York City, May 12, 1891.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park opposite East 82nd Street, New York City, February 6, 1891. View from the south.

Bridge over Central Park transverse road running from East 79th Street to West 81st Street, New York City, November 1891.

Keep off the grass' sign in Central Park near the Reservoir, New York City, March 5, 1891.

Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York City, May 11, 1891.

Christine, [Hempstead, N.Y.?], September 8, 1891.

Steamboat 'Harlem,' New York City, circa 1891.

Tiffany House, Madison Avenue and East 72nd Street, November 1891. View of Madison Avenue side.

The Boat House, Central Park Lake, New York City, May 11, 1891. View from south of the Lake.

Menagerie at Central Park, New York City, April 16, 1891. Emu.

Menagerie at Central Park, New York City, April 16, 1891. [Cattle.]

Angie and Nellie Moore in front of an evergreen tree, [Hempstead, N.Y.?], August 19, 1891.

All Souls' Church, northeast corner of Madison Avenue and East 66th Street, New York City, April 17, 1891.

William K. Vanderbilt residence, northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street, New York City, May 13, 1891.

Angie on stoop near doors (standing), [Hempstead, N.Y.?], August 24, 1892.

Belvedere Castle, Central Park near West 79th Street, New York City, May 11, 1891. In spring, showing a couple.

Fire engine on parade, Hempstead, N.Y., July 4, 1891. Steamer Company No. 1 turning Welles corner from South Franklin Street to East Fulton Street.

Shanty at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 77th Street, New York City, May 11, 1891. Home of Blind Tim Foley [Tom Foley?], his wife, and son.

Unidentified band marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade, New York City, March 17, 1891. Taken from the 2nd floor window of the Wilson and Kellogg School, 622 Fifth Avenue.