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George P. Hall & Son photograph collection, circa 1876-1914

The George P. Hall & Son collection consists of 1,649 photographic prints and negatives. The large-format views provide clear, extremely detailed and flattering depictions of a variety of subjects, including Manhattan's early skyscrapers, hotels and theater exteriors, harbor activity, and downtown streets, as well as Brooklyn business areas and resorts. George P. Hall & Son photographed the Battery skyline repeatedly from the 1880s through the 1910s, documenting the dramatic changes that occurred as New York progressed from a lowrise to a highrise city. George P.

NYHS Identifier

Print Room - PR-024

Creator

Hall, George P., 1832-1900

Contributor

Hall, James S.

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George P. Hall &amp; Son photograph collection, circa 1876-1914

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Manhattan: rooftop panorama of the New York skyline, undated.

Panorama of East New York, Brooklyn, looking south to Jamaica Bay and Canarsie. Pennsylvania Avenue and elevated train line along Fulton Street (under construction) visible.

Lynchburg, Virginia: panorama of the Southern Railroad, undated.

Manhattan: [unidentified brownstones, undated].

Manhattan: Grand Central Terminal, undated (ca. 1896). View from 41st Street and Park Avenue, looking north.

Manhattan: high-angle view of Lower Manhattan looking northwest from Nassau Street and Cedar Street, undated. Rear views of the St. Paul Building and the Park Row Building.

Brooklyn: Raymond Street Jail, Raymond Street (Ashland Place) between Willoughby Street and DeKalb Avenue, undated.

Brooklyn: Hotel Montague, undated.

Brooklyn: Putnam Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant, showing number 642 at right, next to a large house on the corner, undated.

Bayshore, New York: interior bedroom, Sagtikos Manor House, [1902].

Group portrait, including Sir Thomas Lipton and Thomas Edison, undated.

Manhattan: the Williamsburg Bridge, viewed from the East River, undated (ca. 1903).

Manhattan: high-angle view of Macy's, Herald Square, Broadway and 34th Street, undated.

Brooklyn: Kings County Wheelmen's Club House, undated.

Brooklyn: Telephone Building, Smith Street, undated.

Manhattan: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, undated. Construction in early stages.

Manhattan: interior view of the Broadway Tabernacle (northeast corner of 56th Street and Broadway), looking into the chancel, undated. Pews and organ visible.

Manhattan: Brooklyn Bridge and the New York skyline, 1908.

Manhattan: high-angle view of Bankers Trust Company Building and Nassau Street, 1912.

Manhattan: Christmas tree in unidentified church chancel, undated.

Brooklyn: view of Remsen Street at Court Street, looking west, undated (ca. 1895-1910). Steeple of the Church of the Pilgrims visible in the distance.

Manhattan: Dr. Crosby's Church (i.e. Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church), Fourth Avenue at 22nd Street, undated. Demolished 1912.

Brooklyn: entrance to Prospect Park, with many people on bicycles, undated.

Manhattan: Maine monument, Central Park West at 59th Street at Columbus Circle, undated.

Manhattan: rooftop panorama of the New York skyline, undated.

Panorama of East New York, Brooklyn, looking south to Jamaica Bay and Canarsie. Pennsylvania Avenue and elevated train line along Fulton Street (under construction) visible.

Lynchburg, Virginia: panorama of the Southern Railroad, undated.

Manhattan: [unidentified brownstones, undated].

Manhattan: Grand Central Terminal, undated (ca. 1896). View from 41st Street and Park Avenue, looking north.

Manhattan: high-angle view of Lower Manhattan looking northwest from Nassau Street and Cedar Street, undated. Rear views of the St. Paul Building and the Park Row Building.

Brooklyn: Raymond Street Jail, Raymond Street (Ashland Place) between Willoughby Street and DeKalb Avenue, undated.

Brooklyn: Hotel Montague, undated.

Brooklyn: Putnam Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant, showing number 642 at right, next to a large house on the corner, undated.

Bayshore, New York: interior bedroom, Sagtikos Manor House, [1902].

Group portrait, including Sir Thomas Lipton and Thomas Edison, undated.

Manhattan: the Williamsburg Bridge, viewed from the East River, undated (ca. 1903).

Manhattan: high-angle view of Macy's, Herald Square, Broadway and 34th Street, undated.

Brooklyn: Kings County Wheelmen's Club House, undated.

Brooklyn: Telephone Building, Smith Street, undated.

Manhattan: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, undated. Construction in early stages.

Manhattan: interior view of the Broadway Tabernacle (northeast corner of 56th Street and Broadway), looking into the chancel, undated. Pews and organ visible.

Manhattan: Brooklyn Bridge and the New York skyline, 1908.

Manhattan: high-angle view of Bankers Trust Company Building and Nassau Street, 1912.

Manhattan: Christmas tree in unidentified church chancel, undated.

Brooklyn: view of Remsen Street at Court Street, looking west, undated (ca. 1895-1910). Steeple of the Church of the Pilgrims visible in the distance.

Manhattan: Dr. Crosby's Church (i.e. Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church), Fourth Avenue at 22nd Street, undated. Demolished 1912.

Brooklyn: entrance to Prospect Park, with many people on bicycles, undated.

Manhattan: Maine monument, Central Park West at 59th Street at Columbus Circle, undated.

Manhattan: rooftop panorama of the New York skyline, undated.

Panorama of East New York, Brooklyn, looking south to Jamaica Bay and Canarsie. Pennsylvania Avenue and elevated train line along Fulton Street (under construction) visible.

Lynchburg, Virginia: panorama of the Southern Railroad, undated.

Manhattan: [unidentified brownstones, undated].

Manhattan: Grand Central Terminal, undated (ca. 1896). View from 41st Street and Park Avenue, looking north.

Manhattan: high-angle view of Lower Manhattan looking northwest from Nassau Street and Cedar Street, undated. Rear views of the St. Paul Building and the Park Row Building.

Brooklyn: Raymond Street Jail, Raymond Street (Ashland Place) between Willoughby Street and DeKalb Avenue, undated.

Brooklyn: Hotel Montague, undated.

Brooklyn: Putnam Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant, showing number 642 at right, next to a large house on the corner, undated.

Bayshore, New York: interior bedroom, Sagtikos Manor House, [1902].

Group portrait, including Sir Thomas Lipton and Thomas Edison, undated.

Manhattan: the Williamsburg Bridge, viewed from the East River, undated (ca. 1903).

Manhattan: high-angle view of Macy's, Herald Square, Broadway and 34th Street, undated.

Brooklyn: Kings County Wheelmen's Club House, undated.

Brooklyn: Telephone Building, Smith Street, undated.

Manhattan: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, undated. Construction in early stages.

Manhattan: interior view of the Broadway Tabernacle (northeast corner of 56th Street and Broadway), looking into the chancel, undated. Pews and organ visible.

Manhattan: Brooklyn Bridge and the New York skyline, 1908.

Manhattan: high-angle view of Bankers Trust Company Building and Nassau Street, 1912.

Manhattan: Christmas tree in unidentified church chancel, undated.

Brooklyn: view of Remsen Street at Court Street, looking west, undated (ca. 1895-1910). Steeple of the Church of the Pilgrims visible in the distance.

Manhattan: Dr. Crosby's Church (i.e. Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church), Fourth Avenue at 22nd Street, undated. Demolished 1912.

Brooklyn: entrance to Prospect Park, with many people on bicycles, undated.

Manhattan: Maine monument, Central Park West at 59th Street at Columbus Circle, undated.

George P. Hall & Son photograph collection, circa 1876-1914