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    1. Categorized Collections
      1.  1940s and 1980s Tax Photos
        1. DOF: BRONX 1940S TAX PHOTOS
        2. DOF: BROOKLYN 1940S TAX PHOTOS
        3. DOF: MANHATTAN 1940S TAX PHOTOS
        4. DOF: QUEENS 1940S TAX PHOTOS
        5. DOF: STATEN ISLAND 1940S TAX PHOTOS
        6. DOF: BRONX 1980S TAX PHOTOS
        7. DOF: BROOKLYN 1980S TAX PHOTOS
        8. DOF: MANHATTAN 1980S TAX PHOTOS
        9. DOF: QUEENS 1980S TAX PHOTOS
        10. DOF: STATEN ISLAND 1980S TAX PHOTOS
      1.  Borough Presidents
        1. BPB: BOROUGH PRESIDENT BROOKLYN
        2. BPM: BOROUGH PRESIDENT MANHATTAN
        3. BPQ: BOROUGH PRESIDENT QUEENS
      1.  Crime and Emergency Services
        1. FDNY: FIRE DEPARTMENT NEW YORK
        2. MALCOLM X ASSASSINATION CASE FILE RECORDS
        3. NYPD & CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
        4. NYPD SURVEILLANCE FILMS
      1.  Environmental Services
        1. DEP: BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY
        2. DOS: SANITATION & STREET CLEANING
      1.  General New York City
        1. BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS
        2. MAPS AND ATLASES
        3. MAC: MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES COLLECTION
        4. PRINTS POSTERS & DRAWINGS
        5. WPA FEDERAL WRITERS PROJECT
        6. DEG: DEGREGARIO COLLECTION
        1. Municipal Broadcasters
          1. WNYC TV: MOVING IMAGES
          2. WNYC: RADIO
      1.  Education, Health and Human Services
        1. ALMSHOUSE LEDGER COLLECTION
        2. DPC: PUBLIC CHARITIES & HOSPITALS
        3. BOE: BOARD OF EDUCATION
      1.  Housing and Buildings
        1. ART: DESIGN COMMISSION
        2. DOB: ARCHITECTURAL PLANS AND DRAWINGS
        3. HPD: HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
      1.  Mayoral Collections
        1. ADB: MAYOR ABRAHAM D BEAME
        2. DND: MAYOR DAVID N DINKINS
        3. EARLY MAYORS, WILLIAM STRONG, 1895-1897
        4. EIK: MAYOR EDWARD I KOCH
        5. FHL: MAYOR FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA
        6. JVL: MAYOR JOHN V LINDSAY
        7. MAYOR ROBERT VAN WYCK
        8. MAYOR SETH LOW
        9. RFW: MAYOR ROBERT F WAGNER
        10. RWG: MAYOR RUDOLPH W GIULIANI
        11. VRI: MAYOR VINCENT R IMPELLITTERI
        12. WOD: MAYOR WILLIAM O'DWYER
        13. MRC: MAYORS RECEPTION COMMITTEE
      1.  Parks, Public Works, and Infrastructure
        1. BPS: BRIDGES/PLANT & STRUCTURES
        2. DPR: PARKS & RECREATION PHOTOGRAPHS
        3. DPW: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
        4. PARKS AND PARKWAYS DRAWINGS AND PLANS
        5. PORTS & TERMINALS
        6. DCP: DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING
      1.  Pre-NYC Consolidation (-1897)
        1. BODIES IN TRANSIT REGISTERS
        2. MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN LIQUOR LICENSES
        3. NEW AMSTERDAM RECORDS
        4. NEW YORK COUNTY JURY CENSUS
        5. OLD TOWN KINGS COUNTY MICROFILM
NYC Municipal Archives Collections
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Welcome to the New York City Municipal Archives Online Gallery of over 1.6 million images. Selected from the world-class historical collections of the Archives, most of these unique photographs, maps, documents, motion picture and audio recordings are being made accessible for the first time. Visitors are invited to explore and search the collections individually, or across all collections by keyword or any of the advanced search criteria. The gallery includes many complete collections; for others, only representative samples are currently on display. Visitors are encouraged to return frequently as new content will be added on a regular basis. Patrons may order reproductions in the form of prints or digital files; most images can be licensed for commercial use. Please see the order page for further details.