The Eugene L. Armbruster collection of Long Island photographic views

Abstract

The Eugene L. Armbruster Collection is a collection of 5,800 photographs of Long Island taken during the period 1890-1930 by Eugene Armbruster (1865-1943), a German-born, New York-based photographer, illustrator, writer, and historian. The photographs have been sorted by size, given an item number, and placed in 18 photo albums by staff at the New York Public Library. The majority of the photographs were taken during the 1920's in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, although there are a few photos of Brooklyn and Queens as well. The backs of the photos have Armbruster's annotations referring to the subject, location, and date of the photograph. In many cases there are extensive annotations of the history and occupants of buildings, churches, and dwellings. Information from the back of each photograph was used by NYPL staff to create a two-volume index guide to the collection.

Dates / Origin

Date created: 1890

Place: New York

Library locations

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

(S) IRM (Long Island) 87-6000

*R-USLHG F127.L8 G85