Related Resources

This section provides pointers to collections that have related or similar content to the New York World-Telegram & Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection.

Collections that are the results of photojournalism endeavors similar to that of the New York World-Telegram & Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection and that may have overlapping content are listed below. Links may lead to further information in the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog or the portion of the Library of Congress website devoted to EAD finding aids.

Collections in the Prints & Photographs Division

Anthony Angel Collection (via online catalog)
View digitized photographs from the collection, taken in New York City between 1949 and 1967, by Anthony Angel. The photos feature buildings, streets, and people going about their daily lives. Approximately 1400 photographic prints have been digitized.
George Grantham Bain Collection (via online catalog)
Search the photographic files (glass negatives and photographic prints) of one of America's earliest news picture agencies, primarily 1900-1930.
LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection (via online catalog)
Search the photographic archive of LOOK magazine. The cataloged portion of the collection totals some four million published and unpublished images made by photographers working for LOOK, most dating 1952-1971, described in groupings by the photographic assignment ("job"). Selectively digitized.
LOOK Magazine Picture Research File (finding aid)
View background information and search folder headings from the LOOK Magazine Picture Research File. The collection includes photographs taken both in the United States and abroad that were arranged by LOOK magazine staff as reference material for the publication of stories used in LOOK. More than 53,000 photographs, selectively digitized.
National Photo Company Collection (via online catalog)
Search photographs from the National Photo Company, which supplied photographs of current news events in Washington, D.C., as a daily service to its subscribers. It also prepared sets of pictures on popular subjects and undertook special photographic assignments for local businesses and government agencies. The bulk of the images were created between 1909 and 1932. Includes negatives and photographic prints. More than 35,000 negatives have been digitized.
U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection (collection overview)
View background information about the U.S. News & World Report archive. The collection includes photographs taken in the U.S. and abroad, most dating between 1952 and 1986. Selectively digitized.

The listings below describe materials from other institutions that relate to the New York World-Telegram & Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection material.

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum External
Most baseball photographs from the collection were given to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Use the citation New York World-Telegram photographic materials, BA PHT 001 when searching for materials from the collection.

Many public institutions hold magazine and newspaper photo archives ("morgues"). Below is a reference aid listing institutions with such holdings.

Newspaper Photograph Morgues
Cites public institutions in the United States and Canada that hold at least one newspaper photograph morgue, including the name of the publication and, where possible, links to online resources.

These resources may assist in researching and exploring the context of the images found in the New York World-Telegram & Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. The selected titles below link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to online versions are included when available.

The world.
Call Number: Newspaper Microfilm 1363
Covers May 11, 1883 to Feb. 27, 1931.
The New York telegram
Call Number: Newspaper Microfilm 4347
Covers May 18, 1925 to Feb. 26, 1931.
New York world-telegram
Call Number: Newspaper Microfilm 1365
Covers Apr. 7, 1931 to Jan. 4, 1950.
New York world-telegram and the sun
Call Number: Newspaper Microfilm 1365
Covers Jan. 5, 1950 to Apr. 23, 1966. Publication suspended, June 13-Aug. 27, 1950, Dec. 9, 1962-Mar. 1963.
World journal tribune
Call Number: Newspaper Microfilm 1364
Covers Sept. 12, 1966 to May 5, 1967. Formed by the union of: New York world-telegram and the sun, and: New York journal American, and: New York herald tribune.

The following database, accessible while on site at the Library of Congress, provides access to some newspaper archives, including some content from the New York World-Telegram & Sun.

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New York World-Telegram & Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection at the Library of Congress

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