# Photography — PUBLICMCP Public Library

Photographs documenting American and New York life, including documentary photography, portrait studios, street photography, and images from major historical events.

- Source institution: New York Public Library
- Set id: `nypl-set-photography`
- Items: 943
- Canonical page: https://publicmcp.org/library/photography

## Query via MCP (no API key)

```
search_library(query="photography", source="nypl")
# endpoint: https://library.publicmcp.org/mcp — no API key required
```

## Sample items (25 of 943)

- [Untitled Photograph of woman smiling](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c780add0-1a10-013e-6e7b-0242ac110002)
- [William Shakespeare:  Portraits](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-3f17-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99)
- [Portrait of Robert Jones](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e83dc850-ef0c-013e-edda-0242ac110003)
- [Portrait photograph of Harry Houdini, inscribed to "Gentle Reader"](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7eaaa5a0-18b5-013e-2f5e-0242ac110002)
- [Alexander Herrmann portrait photograph, with a check signed by Herrmann](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a8055d0-2798-013e-d375-0242ac110003)
- [Eva Kellar portrait photograph](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/255b9d30-27a0-013e-7c20-0242ac110002)
- [Reprographic portrait photograph of Horace Goldin](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-e3db-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99)
- [Portrait photographs of Julius Zancig and Agnes Zancig](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b27d94c0-538b-013e-983f-0242ac110002)
- [Portrait photograph of magician Harry Rouclere](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1181980-1263-013e-00b2-0242ac110004)
- [Tinted portrait photograph of magician Harry Rouclere](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ecaccd30-1263-013e-5041-0242ac110003)
- [Portrait of a Soldier](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b69ff80-3366-013e-8b0a-0242ac110002)
- [George Balanchine, portraits](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3864afb0-2441-0138-d191-05b9f47bd81e)
- [Jerome Robbins, portrait](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9666e280-d1c6-0137-4298-7dc42f139cb9)
- [Publicity photograph of Cole and Johnson](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea770b70-9496-013d-c21a-0242ac110002)
- [Portrait of Julian Mayfield](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f4d21f0-fc4b-013d-a9d4-0242ac110002)
- [Portrait of Harriet Tubman](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f7c97750-d1da-013d-77fa-0242ac110004)
- [Portrait of a youth](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73a344a0-ef74-0137-a8cc-02f5777c4caa)
- [Publicity photograph of Maxine Elliott](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/da343760-632a-013d-3a3b-0242ac110002)
- [Photographic Contests-Information Requests](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9b-e905-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Photography - Services](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9b-ec93-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Town of Tomorrow--Photographic Charges](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-614d-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [School of Modern Photography](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-2684-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Photographic Society of America Day](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9b-e9c4-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Photographic Exhibitions-Proposed Project](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9b-e90b-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Proposed Ruling on Amateur Photography at Fair](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9c-046d-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)

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