Brooklyn public library has digitized brooklyn city and business directories, and telephone books for the period 18561967. Jerry lucas was one of the great college basketball players. The manhattan phone book abridged if every picture tells a story, every person could tell even more. Search for someone by name, phone number, zip code or address. This collection is accessible via internet archive and allows for full. Elizabeth bear posted the link on her journal, and im posting it here to get some. We have compiled the ultimate database of phone numbers from around the state and country to help you locate any lost friends, relatives or family members. By 1921, manhattan had printed over a million copies of the telephone book, and within five years, that number would increase sixfold.
Manhattan telephone directory nypl digital collections. We offer the ability to search by first name, last name, phone number. Earlier years, beginning with 1878, are on reels that include all of new york city and other parts of the tri. New york public library digitizes 7 years of new york. Telephone directories list adult residents, their addresses, and their phone. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides. Telephone directories from various states across the united states, dating from ca. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides newadditions directories institutions. The site is developed in partnership with,, hotels of the, and phonebook.
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The curious history of the book that everyone uses but no one reads. New york city including all boroughs telephone directory. We have tapped into the largest databases of information to offer you landline, cellphone and business information on any phone. Spyralsearch has spiraled back in time to offer cd archives of usa city directories from the 1920s to 1970s in a searchable ocr format to assist genealogists, searchers, and. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm and microfiche city or region directory type fiche film. Directories are alphabetized by the primary citytown, which is noted in bold text below. I visited nyc, manhattan, ny a few years ago in aug. One of them is, are there a lot of people in it, and are they real. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone. Publication date 1950 topics brooklyn, ny, telephone directories publisher new york. This page lists microfilmed city directories available at national archives. Verizon ends its era of phone books in new york fortune. By 1921, manhattan had printed over a million copies of the telephone book, and. History, local history and genealogy, microforms rm.
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