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Title: Front of the White Plains Public Library
Description: Glass plate negative from "The Books In Our Lives: The Story of White Plains Public Library", a slideshow with a script by Readers' Advisor Jean L. Connor. Description for slide: The need for a new library building for White Plains has been recognized and plans for future library service in White Plains are being studied by the White Plains Public Library Board of Trustees and the City Planning Board.
Type: still image
Genre: glass plate negatives
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_262

Title: Reference Librarian with man at Recordak
Description: Glass plate negative from "The Books In Our Lives: The Story of White Plains Public Library", a slideshow with a script by Readers' Advisor Jean L. Connor. Description for slide: The librarian is the link between the book collection and the reader, by informal guidance, by modern information services, using such aids as a microfilm newspaper reader.
Type: still image
Genre: glass plate negatives
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_261

Title: Young woman leaving the front door of the library
Description: Glass plate negative from "The Books In Our Lives: The Story of White Plains Public Library", a slideshow with a script by Readers' Advisor Jean L. Connor. Description for slide: The public library of today, and that of tomorrow, gains its strength from the knowledge that it can give us books to meet our needs. The values of books in our lives are many and deep. Are you and your family using the services of your public library to the fullest advantage?
Type: still image
Genre: glass plate negatives
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_260

Title: Crowded tables and readers in reference room
Description: Glass plate negative from "The Books In Our Lives: The Story of White Plains Public Library", a slideshow with a script by Readers' Advisor Jean L. Connor.
Type: still image
Genre: glass plate negatives
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_259

Title: Readers' Advisor and woman at Information Desk
Description: Glass plate negative from "The Books In Our Lives: The Story of White Plains Public Library", a slideshow with a script by Readers' Advisor Jean L. Connor.
Type: still image
Genre: glass plate negatives
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_258

Title: Miss Bamber and Students
Description: Glass plate negative from "The Books In Our Lives: The Story of White Plains Public Library", a slideshow with a script by Readers' Advisor Jean L. Connor. Description for slide: By a carefully chosen collection of books that will help them to be good world citizens.
Type: still image
Genre: glass plate negatives
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_257

Title: Picture book hour - Children's Librarian
Description: Glass plate negative from "The Books In Our Lives: The Story of White Plains Public Library", a slideshow with a script by Readers' Advisor Jean L. Connor. Description for slide: By story hours and school class visits, the librarian brings books and readers togethers.
Type: still image
Genre: glass plate negatives
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_256

Title: Teenage girls in blue jeans reading and talking outdoors
Description: Glass plate negative from "The Books In Our Lives: The Story of White Plains Public Library", a slideshow with a script by Readers' Advisor Jean L. Connor. Description for slide: The teenage girls were located at Broadlawn Apartments, North Broadway, White Plains.
Type: still image
Genre: glass plate negatives
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_255

Title: American Heritage discussion group
Description: Glass plate negative from "The Books In Our Lives: The Story of White Plains Public Library", a slideshow with a script by Readers' Advisor Jean L. Connor. Description for slide: Reading and discussion of books on the great men and great issues of American democracy promotes a realization of the true meaning of the American heritage.
Type: still image
Genre: glass plate negatives
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_254

Title: A new citizen, looking at U.S. Maps
Description: Glass plate negative from "The Books In Our Lives: The Story of White Plains Public Library", a slideshow with a script by Readers' Advisor Jean L. Connor. Description for slide: New citizens are grateful for books and the guidance of librarians in helping them prepare for citzenship examinations.
Type: still image
Genre: glass plate negatives
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_253

Title: League of Women Voters study group meeting in Story Room
Description: Glass plate negative from "The Books In Our Lives: The Story of White Plains Public Library", a slideshow with a script by Readers' Advisor Jean L. Connor. Description for slide: Civic group such as this League of Women Voters study group, kept up to date on current issues through the use of such library resources as the newspaper indexes, pamphlets and magazines.
Type: still image
Genre: glass plate negatives
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_252

Title: Visit of President Gerald R. Ford to White Plains, in presidential limosuine
Description: Visit of Gerald R. Ford to White Plains on October 13, 1976. Photo taken by a police photographer. President Ford in the presidential limosuine during the visit.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_251

Title: Visit of President Gerald R. Ford to White Plains, greeting crowds
Description: Visit of Gerald R. Ford to White Plains on October 13, 1976. Photo taken by a police photographer. President Ford was greeted by crowds on Main Street.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_250

Title: Visit of President Gerald R. Ford to White Plains, presented with book on White Plains
Description: Visit of Gerald R. Ford to White Plains on October 13, 1976. Photo taken by a police photographer. President Ford was presented with the book "History of White Plains" by the mayor Alfred Del Vecchio.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_249

Title: Visit of President Gerald R. Ford to White Plains, meeting Mayor Del Vecchio
Description: Visit of Gerald R. Ford to White Plains on October 13, 1976. Photo taken by a police photographer. President Ford was presented with the book "History of White Plains" by the mayor Alfred Del Vecchio.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_248

Title: Visit of President Gerald R. Ford to White Plains
Description: Visit of Gerald R. Ford to White Plains on October 13, 1976. Photo taken by a police photographer. President Ford was presented with the book "History of White Plains" by the mayor Alfred Del Vecchio.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_wpc_247

Title: Theodore Jay Lee Sr. and Theodore Jay Lee Jr. outside Lee's Funeral Home on Fisher Avenue
Description: Photograph taken during construction of new building for Lee's funeral home located at 191-195 Fisher Avenue, White Plains, NY. Taken on May 9, 1948.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_068

Title: Portrait of Mattie Lee
Description: Wife of Theodore Jay Lee Sr., founder of Lee's funeral home in White Plains, NY.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_065

Title: Portrait of Theodore Jay Lee Sr.
Description: Theodore Jay Lee Sr. founded Lee's funeral home in White Plains, NY in 1915.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_064

Title: Lee's Funeral Home on Brookfield Street
Description: Exterior view of Lee's funeral home when it was located at 203 Brookfield Street, White Plains, NY.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_063

Title: Theodore Jay Sr. and Mattie Lee outside Lee's Funeral Home
Description: Photo taken when Lee's funeral home was located at 203 Brookfield Street, White Plains, NY.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_062

Title: Lee's Funeral Home on Fisher Avenue
Description: Lee's funeral home was founded by Theodore Jay Lee Sr. in 1915. Theodore Jay Lee Jr. took over in 1969 until 2002 when his daughter took charge.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_061

Title: Group of children with balloons
Description: Photograph taken at 201 Brookfield Place, White Plains, NY on September 1, 1945.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_060

Title: Portrait of Theodore Jay Lee Jr. as a young child
Description: Photograph taken at 201 Brookfield Place, White Plains, NY. Theodore Jay Lee Jr. is seen with a dog.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_059

Title: Declaration for establishment of St. Bartholomew's Church
Description: Document detailing the authorization of a new place of worship in White Pains, NY to be called St. Bartholomew's Church. Signed by the Bishop of New York.
Type: text
Genre: documents
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_054

Title: Commuter Parking Garage on Ferris Ave. next to the Railroad
Description: Nightime photograph of the commuter parking garage on Ferris Ave next to the railroad north of Hamilton Ave. Edward Steinberg, the photographer of this image was responsible for its construction as city planner for White Plains.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_041

Title: Construction Workers Lowering Main St.
Description: Main St. where Main St. and Lexington Ave. intersect was lowered as part of the urban renewal of downtown White Plains which began in the 1960s. It was lowered 12 feet for geometrical purposes - cars commuting in under the railroad tracks faced a steep hill and so the road was lowered to accommodate commuters. The project was complex as hardwire telephone cables had to be lowered also.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_040

Title: Lowering Main St.
Description: Main St. where Main St. and Lexington Ave. intersect was lowered as part of the urban renewal of downtown White Plains which began in the 1960s. It was lowered 12 feet for geometrical purposes - cars commuting in under the railroad tracks faced a steep hill and so the road was lowered to accommodate commuters. The project was complex as hardwire telephone cables had to be lowered also.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_039

Title: Construction Workers on Project to Lower Main St.
Description: Main St. where Main St. and Lexington Ave. intersect was lowered as part of the urban renewal of downtown White Plains which began in the 1960s. It was lowered 12 feet for geometrical purposes - cars commuting in under the railroad tracks faced a steep hill and so the road was lowered to accommodate commuters. The project was complex as hardwire telephone cables had to be lowered also.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_038

Title: Relocation of Purdy House
Description: Purdy house, an historic house in White Plains was relocated from Water St. and North Lexington Avenue to its current site on Park Avenue. The house served as General George Washington's (1732-1799) headquarters during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_037

Title: Erection of New York Telephone Company Building
Description: The mast was used to lift materials during the construction of this building and was part of the urban renewal program of downtown White Plains which took place from the 1960s.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_036

Title: Mast used in the erection of New York Telephone Company Building
Description: The mast was used to lift materials during the construction of this building and was part of the urban renewal program of downtown White Plains which took place from the 1960s.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_035

Title: Demolition Work for Widening Main St.
Description: Main St. was widened as part of the urban renewal of downtown White Plains which began in the 1960s.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_034

Title: Cable used to erect steel for White Plains Public Library Building
Description: Location of White Plains Library Building is Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY. The steel was erected during the winter of 1970-1971.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_033

Title: Foundation for Telephone Building between Main St. & Hamilton Ave.
Description: Building was located between Main St. and Hamilton Avenue. Part of the urban renewal which took place in dowtown White Plains from the 1960s.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_032

Title: United States Postage Stamp commemorating Battle of White Plains
Description: The Battle of White Plains took place on October 28, 1776 during the American Revolutionary War and was a victory for the British.
Type: still image
Genre: postage stamps
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_031

Title: Julia Sweet Peterson and Eugene Peterson outside family home
Description: Al Peterson Jr's grandparents Eugene and Julia Sweet Peterson are pictured standing outside the family home at 299 Saxondale Road, Scarsdale, NY.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_030

Title: Group photograph of domestic workers
Description: The mother of Al Peterson Jr., Josephine Baker, was a domestic worker and her fellow colleagues would meet once a week on a Sunday at her parents' house, 299 Saxonwood Road, Scarsdale, NY.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_029

Title: Josephine Baker and Alfred Peterson
Description: Photograph was taken at 299 Saxonwood Road, Scarsdale NY. Alfred Peterson and Josephine Baker are the parents of Al Peterson Jr.
Type: still image
Genre: sepia prints
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_028

Title: George and Margaret Peterson with Josephine Baker
Description: George and Margaret Peterson are cousins of Al Peterson Jr. This photograph was taken on Saxonwood Road in Scarsdale. George went on to work for NASA as a video technician and image processing specialist.
Type: still image
Genre: sepia prints
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_027

Title: George and Margaret Peterson sitting on a chair together
Description: George and Margaret Peterson are cousins of Al Peterson Jr. This photograph was taken on Saxonwood Road in Scarsdale. George went on to work for NASA as a video technician and image processing specialist.
Type: still image
Genre: sepia prints
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_026

Title: George and Margaret Peterson
Description: George and Margaret Peterson are cousins of Al Peterson Jr. This photograph was taken on Saxonwood Road in Scarsdale. George went on to work for NASA as a video technician and image processing specialist.
Type: still image
Genre: sepia prints
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_025

Title: George and Margaret Peterson with their cousin during Winter
Description: George and Margaret Peterson are cousins of Al Peterson Jr. This photograph was taken on Saxonwood Road in Scarsdale. George went on to work for NASA as a video technician and image processing specialist.
Type: still image
Genre: sepia prints
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_024

Title: George and Margaret Peterson with their grandfather, Eugene Peterson
Description: George and Margaret Peterson are cousins of Al Peterson Jr. This photograph was taken on Saxonwood Road in Scarsdale. George went on to work for NASA as a video technician and image processing specialist.
Type: still image
Genre: sepia prints
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_023

Title: Group photo in Brookfield Street area of White Plains
Description: Depicted in the background is a steam shovel, an excavating machine popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, being key for railroad construction. They had been replaced by the 1930s and into the 1940s with cheaper diesel powered shovels. In the photo are Jeanie Robinson, Alfreda Robinson and Donald Jackson, cousin of Al Peterson Jr.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_021

Title: Children's Art Day
Description: The children's creative expression through art event was part of a larger outdoor festival in White Plains. Al Peterson ran the program for children at the festival. The event took place in the park on Lake St.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_016

Title: Children's Creative Expression Outdoor Festival
Description: The children's creative expression through art event was part of a larger outdoor festival in White Plains. Al Peterson ran the program for children at the festival. The event took place in the park on Lake St.
Type: still image
Genre: black-and-white photographs
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_015

Title: Employment Contract for Josephine Baker
Description: Contract from the Ira W. Jones employment agency employing Josephine Baker as a Cook General.
Type: text
Genre: documents
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_013

Title: Al Surya Peterson Jr. as a toddler with another baby
Description: A portrait of Al Peterson as a toddler standing next to a helper at the family home, 79 Fisher Ave, White Plains, NY. Al was known by the nickname "Bunnie" as a baby.
Type: still image
Genre: sepia prints
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_012

Title: Al Surya Peterson Jr. as a baby
Description: A portrait of Al Peterson as a baby in his pram at the family home, 79 Fisher Ave, White Plains, NY. Al was known by the nickname "Bunnie" as a baby.
Type: still image
Genre: sepia prints
Local Identifier: wppl_csd_010

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