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Fred Firschein. Blake Avenue, East New York (New York, N.Y.) Color Slides, collection

 Collection — Container: Consolidated Box P27, Folder: P-926
Identifier: P-926

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains eight (8) color slide photographs taken by Fred Firschein, a one-time resident of East New York, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Firschein writes in a letter regarding the collection, "The slides are dated May of 1962 and they depict a neighborhood area on Blake Ave. near Ashford St. There were push carts selling all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables, stores selling spices, sour pickles and sour tomatoes from the barrel and Morris Meat Market selling, of course, all kinds of Kosher meats."

Dates

  • Creation: May 1962

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility, or privacy.

Use Restrictions

No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.

For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org

Historical Sketch

East New York, located in Eastern Brooklyn surrounded by Brownsville, Jamaica Bay, and the Queens borough border, was developed during the 1830s. The area eventually became home to immigrant populations of Jews, Italians and Slavs who sought manufacturing jobs by the 1930s. A wave of Puerto Ricans escaping poor economic conditions in Puerto Rico combined with African-Americans seeking industrial jobs slowly changed the area as original populations left after World War II when manufacturing and industrial jobs began to leave New York City. Today, the area is predominately African-American and Hispanic.

Fred Firschein, who took the images in this collection, was a former resident of East New York.

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection contains eight (8) color slide photographs taken by Fred Firschein, a one-time resident of East New York, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Firschein writes in a letter regarding the collection, "The slides are dated May of 1962 and they depict a neighborhood area on Blake Ave. near Ashford St. There were push carts selling all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables, stores selling spices, sour pickles and sour tomatoes from the barrel and Morris Meat Market selling, of course, all kinds of Kosher meats."

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into a single series as follows:

Physical Location

Collection is located in Consolidated Box P27.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Fred Firschein in 2009.

Title
Guide to the Collection of Fred Firschein. Blake Avenue, East New York (New York, N.Y.) Color Slides, May 1962   *P-926
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Tanya Elder
Date
© 2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English.

Revision Statements

  • November 2020: RJohnstone: post-ASpace migration cleanup.

Repository Details

Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository

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