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Nature Walk through History: Ten Famous Trees of NYC Some are still standing and some live on only in memory.

Doc Chat Episode Nineteen: Naming Pictures In this episode, NYPL's Jessica Cline and photographer, publisher, and Pratt Institute photography professor Peter Kayafas discussed the history and scope of the Picture Collection, analyzing the concept of subjectivity in the subject headings assigned to images and considering how description shape...

Celebrate Women's History Month with the Picture Collection's Romana Javitz:

NYPL’s Romana Javitz: An Artful Architect of the Picture Collection Romana Javitz led The New York Public Library’s Picture Collection, improving access for patrons and focusing on capturing American folk art and crafts, particularly African American culture and art.

The NY Times featured the Picture Collection IG as an account to follow:

5 Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now Our critic goes on a decluttering spree of her Instagram feed and finds some delightful surprises.

Art Journaling: Photography Edition Workshop

Today we are featuring a local from our Picture Collection - NYPL

We know everyone knows this place as "The Castle" but the former Staten Island Hospital was the place where many North Shore Staten Islanders sought medical assistance. Share your own stories about this place in our comments below!

Check out the picture yourself on our Digital Collections page:
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-cb7c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

(Image ID: 104747)

Do you want to know more about the Picture Collection? Start here:

LibGuides: Finding Pictures in the Picture Collection: Welcome to the Picture Collection An introduction to using the Picture Collection to find images by subject.