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PHOTO GALLERY
We have chosen some of our most popular images
for the Photo Gallery. They have been arranged
in sixteen thematic categories based on the subject
matter of the image. The WPA category includes
pictures taken or acquired by staff of the New
York City Unit of the Works Progress Administration
(WPA) Federal Writer’s Project, a Depression-era program that employed professional
writers, journalists, and photographers.
The Municipal Archives Photo Gallery is intended as a pilot project and will
eventually contain up to 1,000 images. Researchers are encouraged to re-visit
the Gallery frequently, as we will be adding images on a regular basis. The Municipal
Archives is currently planning a large-scale project that will digitize as many
as 50,000 photographs.
Researchers can browse the images in each category by clicking
on the appropriate legend. Or, researchers can view images
pertaining to a particular subject by typing in a word, or
words, in the “Search Photo Gallery” box. This function will
return all images in which the word, or words, appears in the
title, description, or remarks. Associated keywords have been
assigned to each image. Researchers can also click on the keywords
to view other related images. To purchase prints of these
classic images, please use our Order
Form.
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