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Title:
New York Public Library's Picture Collection Online
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Items:
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Description:
The Picture Collection Online is an image resource site for those who seek knowledge and inspiration from visual materials. It is a collection of 30,000+ digitized images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923.
Subjects:
African Americans; Animals; Clothing and Dress; Dragons; Exploration; Fashion Drawings; Fur Fashions; Hairdressing; Hats; Insects; Military; Native Americans; Pioneer Life; Punishments; Shoes; Slavery; Textiles; Umbrellas and Parasols
GEM Subjects:
Geographic Coverage:
Asia (continent)
Africa (continent)
Europe (continent)
South America (continent)
Canada (nation)
United States (nation)
Mexico (nation)
Southern U.S. (general region)
Northeastern U.S. (general region)
Pacific Coast U.S. (general region)
Middle Atlantic U.S. (general region)
Southwest U.S. (general region)
Central America (general region)
Mountain Region U.S. (general region)
Midwest U.S. (general region)
West Indies (archipelago)
Africa (continent)
Europe (continent)
South America (continent)
Canada (nation)
United States (nation)
Mexico (nation)
Southern U.S. (general region)
Northeastern U.S. (general region)
Pacific Coast U.S. (general region)
Middle Atlantic U.S. (general region)
Southwest U.S. (general region)
Central America (general region)
Mountain Region U.S. (general region)
Midwest U.S. (general region)
West Indies (archipelago)
Time Period:
1400s-1699
1700-1799
1800-1849
1850-1899
1900-1929
Pre-1400
1700-1799
1800-1849
1850-1899
1900-1929
Pre-1400
Objects Represented:
Format:
image/jpeg
text/html
text/html
Audience:
General public
Genealogists/History Enthusiasts
K-12 students
Staff at peer/partner organizations
K-12 teachers and administrators
Scholars/Researchers/Graduate Students
Designers
Curators
Authors
Illustrators
Filmmakers
Genealogists/History Enthusiasts
K-12 students
Staff at peer/partner organizations
K-12 teachers and administrators
Scholars/Researchers/Graduate Students
Designers
Curators
Authors
Illustrators
Filmmakers
Interaction with Collection:
Search
Browse
Interactive learning objects
Browse
Interactive learning objects
Copyright & IP rights:
For information regarding ordering reproductions and requesting permission to use images beyond personal or research purposes, please contact Photographic Services & Permissions. See http://www.nypl.org/permissions 
Size:
30,000+ images
Frequency of additions:
Monthly
Supplementary Materials:
Contextual information
Teacher and student resources
Digitization project documents
Teacher and student resources
Digitization project documents
Hosting Institution:
Associated Collections
Associated Physical Collections:
Title:
Picture Collection
Notes:
Comprised of illustrations from books, newspapers and magazines as well as photographs, prints, postcards, and greeting cards, the Picture Collection is a visual resource, encyclopedic in scope and arranged by subject.
Since its establishment in 1914, it has provided inspiration and visual information for a broad range of endeavors - commercial art, mass market publishing, advertising, fashion design, film, theater and popular entertainment.
Hosting Institution:
The New York Public Library. Mid-Manhattan Branch.
Complementary Digital Collections:
Title:
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
Collection Home:
Hosting Institution:
The New York Public Library
