Collection ID: 3463710
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Vergara, Camilo J. and Hicks, Lenny
- Extent:
- 241 photographic images
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and Content:
Slides taken by Camilo Vergara in the company of Lenny Hicks documenting urban decay in Bronx, New York for Vegara's project The New American Ghetto.
- Biographical / Historical:
Camilo Jose Vergara (born 1944) is a sociologist and photojournalist known for documenting the developments of urban decay and the deterioration of buildings in American cities.
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Streetscapes (Urban design) -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works
Urban renewal -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century
Street photography
color slides - Places:
- Mott Haven (New York, N.Y.)
Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions
Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is available online. See Finding Aid link to view slides online.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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300 Avery Hall1172 Amsterdam Avenue M.C. 0301New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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212) 854-6199avery@library.columbia.edu