J. N. Brennan Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-244
Scope and Content
Collection consists of card-mounted photographs (14 x 16.5 cm) taken in New York (City and State), Boston, Florida, Cuba, Nassau, and Costa Rica around 1900. There are many photographs of grand hotels and houses in ornate "Carpenter Gothic" style. There are also beaches and boats, from small craft to stern wheel river boats to war ships. There are photographs relevant to the Spanish American War: the U.S.S. Maine under construction and just after launching at the Brooklyn shipyards, the wreckage of that ship in Havana harbor, and the grave of a victim of the Maine's destruction. Some photos show military encampments in front of government buildings in Havana. Other photographs of interest taken in Cuba include Moro Castle, Spanish Colonial fortresses, and Cabanas prison boneyard. Photos of Cuba, Nassau, and Costa Rica include street scenes, marketplaces, buildings (governmental, commercial, religious, residential), gardens, monuments, and parades. Florida scenes also include the old slave market, fruit orchards, street railroads, a Black vendor of tourist items, what appears to be a group of Seminole Indians at a train depot. Other unusual photos are: a Boston-Chicago baseball game, a Shriner's parade, and pavilions at what appears to be an International Exposition at the turn of the century.
There is little documentation associated with the photographs, although some are identified. The only named persons depicted are the Gray Family, shown at a lakeside cottage in New York. The photographs suggest that the creator of this collection led a life of travel to waterfront locations in Florida and the Caribbean Islands.
There is little documentation associated with the photographs, although some are identified. The only named persons depicted are the Gray Family, shown at a lakeside cottage in New York. The photographs suggest that the creator of this collection led a life of travel to waterfront locations in Florida and the Caribbean Islands.
Dates
- 1895-1905
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Duplication of materials allowed for research purposes in most cases. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Extent
462 items (8 boxes) : 462 photographic prints
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of card-mounted photographs taken in New York (City and State), Boston, Florida, Cuba, Nassau, and Costa Rica around 1900.
Physical Location
B2. Shelved by Pictorial Number.
Alternate Format Available
One photo from the J. N. Brennan Photograph Collection is available online via New Mexico Digital Collections.
- Title
- Finding Aid of the J. N. Brennan Photograph Collection, 1895-1905
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Pictorial Collections Staff
- Date
- ©2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451