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Hoffman Family Photograph Collection, 1878–1955

Information, Description, and Finding Aid

Collection Information

Reference: PH-HOFFMAN

Dates: 1878–1955 (bulk 1912–1921)

Extent: 1.25 ft. across 1 archival box

Finding Aid Information

Creator(s): Steven Payne, Ph.D., Librarian and Archivist

Date created/updated: December 8, 2021

Biography

The Hoffman family has deep roots in The Bronx, especially in the area around today's Belmont section of the borough. There is, in fact, a street, Hoffman Street, that takes its name from the family. The Hoffmans, or at least the Hoffman branch represented in this collection, lived at 2458 Lorillard Place, though they also had homes and/or regular vacation spots elsewhere around New York State. This collection documents the Hoffman family over multiple generations in and around The Bronx. Particularly well represented in The Bronx are Bronx Park, Orchard Beach, Judge's Beach (formerly in Throgs Neck), and other green spaces of the borough.

Description/Scope and Content

The collection consists of 9 photograph albums from the Hoffman family. Many of the photographs included in the albums come from around The Bronx, though others document the family's ties and travels to parts of upstate New York and further afield. The collection contains particularly vivid photographs of Bronx Park and other parkland in the borough during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as a unique set of photographs of the borough's mobilization during World War I.

Provenance

The Hoffman Family photograph collection was donated to The Bronx County Historical Society in 1991.

Preferred Citation

[Item name or description,] Hoffman Family photograph collection, box _, folder _, The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.

Points of Access

  • Armed services, U.S. -- 71st New York Infantry Regiment -- Armistice Day -- Kingsbridge Armory (The Bronx, New York) -- Pelham Bay Naval Reserves Training Camp (The Bronx, New York) -- West Point -- World War I -- World War II
  • Beaches -- Judge’s Beach, Throgs Neck (The Bronx, New York) -- Orchard Beach (The Bronx, New York) -- Rockaway Beach (Brooklyn, New York) -- Rye Beach (Rye, New York)
  • Businesses and associations -- A. James Laske Association -- Aurora Wheelman (Richmond Hill, Staten Island) -- Carey Printing Co. -- The Churchman (47 Lafayette Place) -- Edison Moving Picture Co. (The Bronx, New York) -- The Standard
  • Cities and towns -- Albany, New York -- Arlington, New Jersey -- Buffalo, New York -- Daytona Beach, Florida -- Dumont, New Jersey -- Eleanor Village, Florida -- Fanwood, New Jersey -- Freeport, Long Island, New York -- Glascow, New York -- Hartsdale, New York -- Harvey’s Lake, Pennsylvania -- Hillsdale, New York -- Jacksonville, Florida -- Kingston Point, New York -- Kingston, New York -- Lake Mohonk, New York -- Long Beach, Long Island, New York -- Marineland, Florida -- Mt. Vernon, New York -- Norwalk, Connecticut -- Oradell, New Jersey -- Patterson, New Jersey -- Pearl River, New York -- Plattsburg, New York -- Rockville Centre, Long Island -- Rogersville, Tennessee -- Saratoga Springs, New York -- Saugerties, New York -- Scarsdale, New York -- Spring Valley, New York -- St. Augustine, Florida -- Teaneck, New Jersey -- Tuckahoe, New York -- Upton, Long Island, New York -- West Hoboken, New Jersey -- Westfield, New Jersey -- Westfield, New York -- Westwood, New Jersey -- Whitestone, Long Island, New York -- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania -- Woodhaven, Long Island, New York -- Yaphank, Long Island, New York
  • Health and hospitals (The Bronx, New York) -- Fordham Hospital
  • Holidays -- Christmas -- Halloween -- Labor Day -- Memorial Day -- Thanksgiving
  • Islands (The Bronx, New York) -- Hunter’s Island (The Bronx, New York)
  • Individuals -- Bennett, George -- Daily, William -- Effenberger, George -- Effenberger, Robert -- Embsweiler, Charles -- Henkel, Henry -- Hill, Jeff C. -- Hill, Tyler K. -- Hoffman, George C. -- Hoffman, George J., Jr. -- Hoffman, Henry C. -- Hoodes, Nathan -- Parker, Harry -- Schilling, J.J. -- Slater, Bob -- Staulitz, Philip -- Taubitz, Robert S. (proprietor of The Standard) -- Walther, Louis -- Wilhelm, Jake
  • Landmarks -- Brooklyn Bridge -- Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York, New York) -- Catskill Mountains -- Execution Lighthouse (New Rochelle, New York) -- Garibaldi Monument (New York, New York) -- Grace Church (New York, New York) -- Kensico Dam -- Niagara Falls -- Servan’s Lake (Pearl River, New York) -- Statue of Liberty -- Union Square (New York, New York) -- Washington Square Arch (New York, New York)
  • Landmarks (The Bronx, New York) -- Heine Monument, 161st Street -- Heintz Monument, 162nd Street -- Lorillard Mansion, Bronx Park -- Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Municipal Buildings (The Bronx, New York) -- Bedford Park Police Station -- Bronx Municipal Building (Tremont and Third Avenues)
  • Museums and Cultural Institutions (The Bronx, New York) -- Bronx Zoo -- Edgar Allan Poe Cottage -- New York Botanical Garden -- New York Botanical Garden Museum
  • Neighborhoods (The Bronx, New York) -- Bedford Park -- City Island -- Spuyten Duyvil -- Throgs Neck -- Van Nest
  • Neighborhoods (New York City) -- Flatbush, Brooklyn -- Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn -- Port Richmond, Staten Island -- Ridgewood, Queens -- West New Brighton, Staten Island
  • Organizations and clubs -- Boy Scouts -- Boy Scouts Troop no. 110 -- Freemasons -- Odd Fellows -- Red Cross -- Ridgewood Gun Club -- Schubert, Franz, singing clubs -- Standard Social Club
  • New York World’s Fair (1939–1940)
  • Parks and recreation -- Central Park (New York, New York) -- City Hall Park (New York, New York) -- Coney Island (Brooklyn, New York) -- Delaware Park (Buffalo, New York) -- Dexter Park (Queens, New York) -- Madison Square Park (New York, New York) -- Prospect Park (Brooklyn, New York) -- Washington Square Park
  • Parks and recreation (The Bronx, New York) -- Beaver Pond, Bronx Park -- Bronx Park -- Crotona Park -- Echo Park (Webster Avenue and 177th Street) -- Joyce Kilmer Park -- St. James Park -- Van Cortlandt Park
  • Prisons -- Sing Sing Prison (Ossining, New York)
  • Schools and education -- Fordham University -- P.S. 5 -- P.S. 6, Andrews and Burnside Avenues -- P.S. 45, 189th Street and Lorillard Place -- P.S. 46
  • Sports -- Baseball -- Bedford Park Baseball Diamond (The Bronx, New York) -- Boating -- Bronx River Boat House (Bronx Zoo) -- Fordham Field -- Huber’s Ball Field, Jerome Avenue and 162nd Street -- Iceskating -- Mischief Bowling League -- Nassau Boat Club and Hand Ball Court -- Polo Grounds -- Ruth, Babe -- Tennis
  • Streets and Avenues (New York, New York) -- 4th Street -- 5th Street -- First Avenue
  • Streets and Avenues (The Bronx, New York) -- Anthony Avenue -- Cannon Place -- Decatur Avenue -- East 182nd Street -- Jerome Avenue (The Bronx, New York) -- Fordham Road (The Bronx, New York) -- Grand Concourse (The Bronx, New York) -- Lorillard Place, 2458 (The Bronx, New York) -- Southern Boulevard (The Bronx, New York) -- Hoffman Street (The Bronx, New York) -- Marion Avenue (The Bronx, New York) -- Wales Avenue (The Bronx, New York) -- Washington Avenue (The Bronx, New York)
  • Transportation and infrastructure -- Lehigh Valley Railroad -- Spuyten Duyvil Railroad (The Bronx, New York) -- Staten Island Ferry -- Washington Bridge
  • Waterways (The Bronx, New York) -- Bronx River -- Bronx River waterfalls -- Harlem River -- Hudson River -- Indian Lake, Crotona Park -- Pelham Bay

Related Collections

  1. Bronx Old Timers Association records. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
  2. Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences records. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
  3. Henry B. Dawson diaries. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
  4. Dietrich Family photograph collection. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
  5. Louis F. Haffen papers. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
  6. John McNamara photographic slides. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
  7. Ron Schliessman photographic slides. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.

Container List

Box

Item

Contents

Date

1

1

Album #1: A. James Laske Association; Baseball; Boating; Christmas; Mischief Bowling League; The Standard; Taubitz, Robert S. proprietor; Walther, Louis

1895–1897

1

2

Album #2: 4th Street (New York, New York); 5th Street (New York, New York); 182nd Street (The Bronx, New York); Aurora Wheelman (Richmond Hill, Staten Island); Bronx Park; Bronx River; Bronx River Boat House (Bronx Zoo); Brooklyn Bridge; Central Park; Christmas; The Churchman (47 Lafayette Place); Coney Island, Day After Big Fire, May 27, 1899; Dexter Park, Queens; First Avenue; Henkel, Henry; Lorillard Place, 2458 (The Bronx, New York); Pearl River (Rockland County, New York); Port Richmond, Staten Island; Ridgewood Gun Club; Ridgewood, Queens; Spring Valley, New York; Standard Social Club; Union Square (New York, New York); Woodlawn Cemetery

1988–1910

1

3

Album #3: Baseball; Bedford Park Baseball Diamond (The Bronx, New York); Bronx Park; Edgar Allan Poe Cottage (The Bronx, New York); Halloween; Harlem River; Heine Monument, 161st Street (The Bronx, New York); Heintz Monument, 162nd Street (The Bronx, New York); Joyce Kilmer Park (The Bronx, New York); Judge’s Beach, Throgs Neck (The Bronx, New York); Lorillard Place, 2458 (The Bronx, New York); Nassau Boat Club and Hand Ball Court; New York Botanical Garden (The Bronx, New York); Orchard Beach (The Bronx, New York); Polo Grounds (New York, New York); Rockaway Beach; Staten Island Ferry; Throgs Neck (The Bronx, New York); West New Brighton, Staten Island

1912–1913

1

4

Album #4: Baseball; Boating; Bronx Park; Bronx River; Brooklyn Bridge; City Island (The Bronx, New York); Crotona Park (The Bronx, New York); Decatur Avenue (The Bronx, New York); Execution Lighthouse; Fordham Hospital (The Bronx, New York); Fordham Road (The Bronx, New York); Fordham University (The Bronx, New York); Grace Church; Harlem River; Huber’s Ball Field, Jerome Avenue and 162nd Street (The Bronx, New York); Iceskating; Indian Lake, Crotona Park (The Bronx, New York); Long Beach, Long Island; Lorillard Place, 2458 (The Bronx, New York); Madison Square Park; Mt. Vernon; New York Botanical Garden Museum (The Bronx, New York); Orchard Beach (The Bronx, New York); P.S. no. 5 (The Bronx, New York); P.S. no. 45, 189th Street and Lorillard Place (The Bronx, New York); P.S. no. 46 (The Bronx, New York); Pearl River, New York; Polo Grounds; Rockville Centre, Long Island; Servan’s Lake (Pearl River, New York); Spring Valley, New York; St. James Park (The Bronx, New York); Tennis; Van Cortlandt Park (The Bronx, New York); Van Nest (The Bronx, New York); West New Brighton, Staten Island; Whitestone, Long Island

1911–1914

1

5

Album #5: Arlington, New Jersey; Baseball; Beaver Pond, Bronx Park; Bedford Park Police Station (The Bronx, New York); Bronx Municipal Building (Tremont and Third Avenues); Bronx Park; Bronx River waterfalls; Bronx Zoo; Cannon Place (The Bronx, New York); Central Park (New York, New York); Christmas; Edison Moving Picture Co. (The Bronx, New York); Flatbush, Long Island; Fordham Field (The Bronx, New York); Garibaldi Monument (New York, New York); Harlem River; Hudson River; Lorillard Place, 2458 (The Bronx, New York); P.S. no. 45, 189th Street and Lorillard Place (The Bronx, New York); Prospect Park; Rockaway Beach; Rye Beach; Van Cortlandt Park (The Bronx, New York); Wales Avenue (The Bronx, New York); Washington Square Park; West Hoboken, New Jersey; West New Brighton, Staten Island

1899–1915

1

6

Album #6: Baseball; Boy Scouts Troop no. 110; Bronx Park; Bronx River; Buffalo, New York; Christmas; Crotona Park (The Bronx, New York); Delaware Park (Buffalo, New York); Harvey’s Lake, Pennsylvania; Hunter’s Island; Judge’s Beach, Throgs Neck (The Bronx, New York); Kingsbridge Armory (The Bronx, New York); Kingston, New York; Lehigh Valley Railroad; Lake Mohonk, New York; Lorillard Place, 2458 (The Bronx, New York); Marion Avenue (The Bronx, New York); Odd Fellows; Pearl River, New York; Prospect Park; Saugerties, New York; Schubert, Franz, singing clubs; Throgs Neck (The Bronx, New York); Tuckahoe, New York; Van Cortlandt Park (The Bronx, New York); Washington Square Arch; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

1914–1918

1

7

Album #7: 71st New York Infantry Regiment; Armistice Day; Bennett, George; Bronx Park; Carey Printing Co.; Central Park; City Hall Park; Daily, William; Dumont, New Jersey; Effenberger, George; Effenberger, Robert; Embsweiler, Charles; Fordham Road (The Bronx, New York); Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn; Grand Concourse (The Bronx, New York); Hoffman Street (The Bronx, New York); Hoffman, George C.; Hoffman, George J., Jr.; Hoffman, Henry C.; Hoodes, Nathan; Hudson River; Jerome Avenue (The Bronx, New York); Kingsbridge Armory (The Bronx, New York); Lorillard Place, 2458 (The Bronx, New York); Parker, Harry; Pearl River, New York; Pelham Bay (The Bronx, New York); Pelham Bay Naval Reserves Training Camp (The Bronx, New York); Plattsburg, New York; Red Cross; Schilling, J.J.; Slater, Bob; Staulitz, Philip; Upton, Long Island; Van Cortlandt Park (The Bronx, New York); Washington Avenue (The Bronx, New York); West Point; Wilhelm, Jake; World War I; Yaphank, Long Island

1917–1919

1

8

Album #8: Albany, New York; Baseball; Bedford Park (The Bronx, New York); Broadway Bridge over Harlem River (The Bronx, New York); Bronx Park; Bronx River; Buffalo, New York; Carey Printing Co.; Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York, New York); Central Park; Christmas; Freemasons; Freeport, Long Island; Hillsdale, New York; Kingston Point, New York; Lorillard Mansion, Bronx Park (The Bronx, New York); Niagara Falls; Norwalk, Connecticut; Oradell, New Jersey; Patterson, New Jersey; Pearl River, New York; Rockaway Beach; Rogersville, Tennessee; Saratoga Springs, New York; Spring Valley, New York; Spuyten Duyvil (The Bronx, New York); Spuyten Duyvil Railroad (The Bronx, New York); Westwood, New Jersey; Woodhaven, Long Island; World War I

1916–1918

1

9

Album #9: Anthony Avenue (The Bronx, New York); Babe Ruth; Baseball; Boy Scouts; Bronx Park; Bronx River; Bronx Zoo; Catskill Mountains; Central Park; Daytona Beach, Florida; Echo Park, Webster Avenue and 177th Street (The Bronx, New York); Eleanor Village, Florida; Fanwood, New Jersey; Fordham Road (The Bronx, New York); Freemasons; Glascow, New York; Harlem River; Hartsdale, New York; Hill, Jeff C.; Hill, Tyler K.; Hudson River; Jacksonville, Florida; Kensico Dam; Kingston, New York; Lorillard Place, 2458 (The Bronx, New York); Madison Square Park; Marineland, Florida; New York World’s Fair, 1939–1940; P.S. no. 6, Andrews and Burnside Avenues, The Bronx, New York); Pearl River, New York; Plattsburg, New York; Polo Grounds; Rockaway Beach; Scarsdale, New York; Sing Sing Prison (Ossining, New York); Southern Boulevard (The Bronx, New York); Spring Valley, New York; St. Augustine, Florida; Statue of Liberty; Teaneck, New Jersey; Throgs Neck (The Bronx, New York); Van Cortlandt Park (The Bronx, New York); Washington Bridge; Westfield, New Jersey; Westfield, New York; World War I; World War II

1878–1903

1918–1921; 1940–1955