Fred Firschein. Blake Avenue, East New York (New York, N.Y.) Color Slides, collection
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
- May 1962
Creator
- Firschein, Fred (Person)
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
