Research Catalog

Title

Photographs from Manhattan seascapes [graphic] / Robert Gambee.

Author

Gambee, Robert

Publication

1972-1975.

Details

Description

238 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w; 11" x 14".

Summary

Views in and around Manhattan. Ships: ocean liners and freighters, under way and at dock, and including views of loading and on board; ferries, tugboats and barges; Hoboken Terminal and Lackawanna Ferry terminal; pilot going from one vessel to another on a ladder; marinas and pleasure boats, including sailboats; model sailboats in [Central Park]; shipyards, dry dock and ship maintenance, including painting; bridges, including Hudson, East River and Harlem River crossings, bridges to Staten Island, bridge over Rockaway Inlet; the Pulaski Skyway and the PATH bridge over the Passaic River; railroad yards and sidings, railcars; parks in New York and New Jersey; vacant land, including abandoned wharves; junkyards; skyline views of Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens; the Palisades from the George Washington Bridge; views on and from Governors Island; people: playing chess, fishing, crabbing; relaxing in parks; photographing a wedding party; at the beach, playing; buildings including warehouses, Fulton Fish Market, a restaurant, churches, the India House, office buildings, including in particular the Empire State building and the World Trade Center; monuments, including Grant's Tomb, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument and an interior view of the Hall of Fame; a lighthouse; the Statue of Liberty, including views from inside the crown; tall ships at South Street, and the Pioneer under sail in the harbor

Subject

• Beaches > New York (State) > New York
• Boats > New York (State) > New York
• Boat & ship industry > New York (State) > New York
• Bridges > New Jersey
• Bridges > New York (State) > New York
• Children sailing boats > New York (State) > New York
• Churches > New York (State) > New York
• Ferries > New York (State) > New York
• Fishing
• Forts & fortifications > New York (State) > New York
• Leisure > New York (State) > New York
• Lighthouses > New York (State) > New York
• Marine terminals > New Jersey
• Marine terminals > New York (State) > New York
• Model ships
• Monuments & memorials > New York (State) > New York
• Office buildings > New York (State) > New York
• Parks > New Jersey
• Parks > New York (State) > New York
• Piers & wharves > New Jersey
• Piers & wharves > New York (State) > New York
• Pilot boats > New York (State) > New York
• Railroad bridges > New Jersey
• Railroad bridges > New York (State) > New York
• Railroad cars
• Restaurants > New York (State) > New York
• Sailboats > New York (State) > New York
• Sailing ships > New York (State) > New York
• Shipping > New York (State) > New York
• Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)
• Team rowing > New York (State) > New York
• Tugboats > New York (State) > New York
• Weddings > New Jersey
• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
• Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
• Queens (New York, N.Y.)
• Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Genre/Form

• Cityscapes.
• Waterscape photographs.
• Photographic prints.
• Silver gelatin prints.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Selection of prints from the book Manhattan Seascapes, 1976.
• Each with signature, title and numbering in editions of 50 in ink on recto. Edition numbering on verso.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Provenance (note)

• Gifts of John B. Fraser, Charles Moran, John W. James, and Donald B. Brant, Jr., 1985

Call Number

MFZ (Gambee) 94-329

OCLC

NYPG94-F32

Author

Gambee, Robert, photographer.

Title

Photographs from Manhattan seascapes [graphic] / Robert Gambee.

Imprint

1972-1975.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Provenance

Gifts of John B. Fraser, Charles Moran, John W. James, and Donald B. Brant, Jr., 1985

Research Call Number

MFZ (Gambee) 94-329