New York Now: The Raymond Germann Photograph Collection

The Library has recently acquired the Raymond Germann Photograph Collection, a great addition to our collection of documentary photography of contemporary New York City. With over 300 images of NYC from 1978 to 2015, the collection captures views of the ever-evolving cityscape and examines the intersection of architecture and street life.

Below is a selection of Germann’s photos that highlight the geometry of the built environment. The focus on lines, curves, shadows, and repeating patterns provides a different perspective on familiar places, allowing us to see the city in a new way.

20150810_155849 — **White wall with symbols, Houston Street, 2012**

20150810_154825 — **Outdoor dining area with umbrellas, Battery Park, 2014**

20150810_155230 — **Oval shape with staircase, Washington Street, lower Manhattan, 1983**

20150810_154029 — **Viaduct, 12th Avenue at 125th Street, 2009**

20150810_160334 — **Ice floats, Hudson River near 42nd Street, 2003**

20150810_160101 — **Lincoln Center Plaza, 2011**

20150810_160826 — **Louis Vitton Store, 57th Street and 5th Avenue, 2011**

Kaleidoscope painting on wall Houston Street 2012 — **Kaleidoscope painting on wall, Houston Street, 2012**

Treasure Trove: New York Noir by Charles Gilbert Hine

October 7, 2015

This post was written by Julia Lipkins, Reference Archivist, Manuscripts Department. Charles Gilbert Hine (1859-1931), an amateur photographer, captured this noir scene of Madison Square Theatre on 24th Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway in 1905. His collection of photographs at N-YHS includes platinum, cyanotype, and albumen prints of Manhattan at the turn of the 20th century. Hine also created a series of annotated photo albums, which he titled, “Broadway, New York From the Sky Scraper to the...Read More

It could be worse? -- New York and the Blizzard of 1888

January 7, 2011

Snowbanks on Madison Avenue Since the blizzard has been quite the topic of conversation lately, we thought it might be a good opportunity to take a look back at New York's legendary Blizzard of 1888. On March 12, twenty-one inches of snow fell in just under twenty-four hours which was exacerbated by gusts upwards of sixty miles an hour. The combination of snowfall and temperatures dropping to a few degrees above zero paralyzed the city for...Read More

The Aristocrat of Harlem: The Cotton Club

February 17, 2016

This post was written by Maureen Maryanski, Reference Librarian for Printed Collections. At the height of the Roaring Twenties, the wealthy and glamorous descended in droves on the northeast corner of 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue to hear the latest compositions, see the newest dances, and revel in the cultural and creative crucible of Harlem’s most famous nightclub: the Cotton Club. Known as the “Aristocrat of Harlem,” this cabaret was opened in September 1923 by gangster...Read More

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