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Ivy Removal Photographs, 1920-1990

By Sara Fetherolf, Brooklyn College Intern, and Veronica Benjou, Pratt School of Information Intern

Collection Overview

Title: Ivy Removal Photographs, 1920-1990

Extent: 4.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Numerical by lot number order

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Ivy Removal Photographs series is comprised of black-and-white snapshots taken of lots in Green-Wood Cemetery which illustrate the maintenance and/or removal of plant life that had recently been performed. Each photograph is stamped with a date and a brief description of what type of maintenance has been done to the lot’s plants. Additional handwritten notes record the lot number, its location, and, in many cases, the name of the lot owner and additional information regarding the lot.

For further information on greenery maintenance and removal work performed from 1963-1965, please see the Ivy Removal Index Cards series.

For more reference photographs of cemetery lots during the same time period, please see the Boundary Marker Photographs series.

Administrative Information

Processing Information: Accession #: 017-2012

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1: Lots 21 to 11984Add to your cart.
Box 2: Lots 12020 to 19991Add to your cart.
Box 3: Lots 20008 to 29997Add to your cart.
Box 4: Lots 30036 to 35396Add to your cart.
Box 5: Lots 35402 to 40764Add to your cart.
Sub-Series 1: Overgrown Ivy Photographs, 1964-1976Add to your cart.

The Overgrown Ivy Photographs subseries is comprised of black-and-white snapshots taken of lots in Green-Wood Cemetery which illustrate overgrown plant life within the lots and on graves. The majority of the photographs are organized by lot number, some include stamped or handwritten information: date, brief description of plants, name related to the lot or grave, and perpetual care number.

Some photographs within the subseries do not have a lot number or date. A group of the photographs without lot numbers labeled “Millionaires Row” (1976) illustrates plant overgrowth in section 111 and 124 of Green-Wood Cemetery. Photo examples and a map of “Millionaires Row” are included.

Box 1: Overgrown Ivy PhotographsAdd to your cart.View associated digital content.
Lots 80 - 30870
Box 2: Overgrown Ivy PhotographsAdd to your cart.
Lots 31021 - 44264, Miscellaneous Lots, and "Millionaires Row" Polaroids.