The South Street Seaport Museum collects visually striking photographs depicting New York City waterfront, spanning from the late 19th century to the present day. This collection contains thousands of negatives and glass plates, lanterns and slides, stereoscopic cards, and vintage prints.
Highlights include the Thomas W. Kennedy Collection, Beken of Cowes and Stuart Bale Photographs, Fairchild Aerial Surveys of New York Harbor, and the Barbara Mensch Collection.
