N.L. Coe and A.J. Drummond, Lower East Side photograph collection, 1901

The Lower East Side Photograph Collection spans the period from March to June 1901 and contains 63 gelatin silver photographs of buildings, on and around Delancey Street, before they were demolished during construction of the Williamsburg Bridge. The photographs show the markets, shops, saloons, and other businesses in the area; signs for many of these are in Yiddish. The images also capture the residents of the neighborhood, including several children, on the street and peering from windows of tenements. This neighborhood survey provides a unique view of life in this predominately Jewish neighborhood. All but two of the photographs are by N.L. Coe. The remainder are by A.J. Drummond.