Bibframe Work
TitleVergara Photograph CollectionOther Titles (e.g. Variant)Camilo J. Vergara photograph collectionTypeStill ImageCollectionSubjectWorld Trade Center (New York, N.Y.)--Disasters--2000-2010.Architecture--United States--1970-2020 (LCTGM)Cemeteries--United States--1970-2020 (LCTGM)Cities & towns--United States--1970-2020 (LCTGM)Dwellings--United States--1970-2020 (LCTGM)Then & now comparisons--United States--1970-2020 (LCTGM)Streets--1970-2020 (LCTGM)City life--1970-2020 (LCTGM)Ethnic neighborhoods--1970-2020 (LCTGM)Murals--1970-1990 (LCTGM)Genre FormgraphicCityscape photographs--1970-2020 (GMGPC)Photographic prints--Color--1970-2020 (GMGPC)Digital photographs--Color--2000-2020 (GMGPC)Film transparencies--Color--1970-2020 (GMGPC) SummaryThe Camilo J. Vergara Photograph Collection contains several major projects created over 40 years. The oldest images date from the 1970s and show Vergara's early work on the evolution of cemeteries throughout the United states and views of "Old New York." From the 1980s on, most of the photographs present detailed documentation of neighborhoods in several American cities, of in time-lapse series. The same streets and buildings are shown every few years as the urban environment changed in Harlem, Brooklyn, and the Bronx in New York City; Camden and Newark, New Jersey; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; and Los Angeles, California. Common themes include: residences; storefront businesses, houses of worship, and hair care; murals, graphics, and signs; night views; paired houses; portraits; skid row; cars and buses; children and animals; and the World Trade Center. Also includes documentation of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the New York city area.Authorized Access PointVergara, Camilo J. Vergara Photograph CollectionCollection ArrangementCollection Organization: Collection consists of three primary components: Twin Towers Remembered; Silent Cities; and Selected photos