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On January 1, 1898, New York City absorbed East Bronx, Brooklyn, western Queens County, and Staten Island (see Timeline of Brooklyn). For Brooklyn directories that are combined with Manhattan – before and after being incorporated with New York City – see New York City directories.

Brooklyn, historically, in the mid-1800s, was a rival of New York City.

Timeline, highlights, and creators

1822: Alden Spooner (1783–1848), in 1822, published the first full Brooklyn city directory. One of Spooner's granddaughters, Caroline Augusta Huling (1856–1941), was a notable journalist, philanthropist, editor, publisher, and reformer. Also, Alden Spooner → ascending line: Judah Paddock Spooner (1748–1807), Thomas Spooner (1718–1767), John Spooner (1668–1728), John Spooner (1648–1734), William Spooner (1621–1683) — was a second cousin twice removed of Joshua Spooner (1745–1778) → ascending line: John Spooner (1696–1763), Ebenzer Spooner (1666–1717), William Spooner (1621–1683) — a wealthy farmer and husband of Bathsheba Spooner (née Bathsheba Ruggles; 1746–1778), the first woman to be executed in the United States following the Declaration of Independence.
1859: The printing firm Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Thomas was founded in 1859 as a co-partnership of (i) Matthew Bennett Wynkoop (1830–1895), (ii) John Johnson Hallenbeck (1817–1891), and (iii) John Thomas. Wynkoop managed the finances. Thomas retired in 1864 and Wynkoop and Hallenbeck, between themselves, resumed a co-partnership, Wynkoop & Hallenbeck. Wynkoop and Hallenbeck were members of the Typothetae of New York, a master printers union. Wynkoop was a 2nd great grand nephew of Benjamin Wynkoop (1673–1751), early American silversmith of New York City.
1873: Frederick William Beers (1839–1933), the cartographer who supervised the work of Atlas of Long Island, was one of several Beers family publishers who, after the Civil War, published state and county atlases. Frederick's father, James Botsford Beers (1811–1901), and uncle, Daniel Glover Beers (1841–1913), had their own publishing companies. Distinctive features of the Atlas of Long Island include notations of property owners, buildings, businesses, and statistical information.
1883: The Brooklyn Bridge opened May 24, 1883, spanning the East River between Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. It was the first bridge that connected Brooklyn to Manhattan – in a neighborhood that eventually became known as Two Bridges.
1909: The Manhattan Bridge opened December 31, 1909, spanning the East River between Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. It is the second bridge that belongs to the neighborhood name, "Two Bridges".

Brooklyn (Kings County) directories

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1796
Brooklyn Directory (3 pages, only)
John Buel (1768–1800)
John Bull
(printers)
Re-published by
John Disturnell (1801–1877)
John Low
1823 Spooner's Brooklyn Directory Alden Spooner (1783–1848)
(publisher)
1833–1834
Brooklyn Directory of 1833–34
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(publisher)
(1934 re-print)



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1839
Brooklyn Directory for the Years 1839–40
Henry Lot Ogden (1800–1888)
(publisher)
Arnold & Van Anden
(Samuel G. Arnold; 1806–1891)
(Isaac Van Anden; 1812–1875)
(printer)
Henry Lot Ogden
(compiler)
Harvard
1843
Brooklyn Alphabetical and Street Directory, and Yearly Advertiser for 1843 & 4 (Vol. 2)
Thomas Leslie
Henry R. Hearne
William J. Hearne
(co-publisher)
Stationers' Hall Works
(co-publisher)
Thomas Leslie
Henry R. Hearne
William J. Hearne
(compiler)
HathiTrust
1848
Brooklyn City Directory and Annual Advertiser, for the Years 1848 & 9
E.B. Spooner
(Edwin Bolton Spooner; 1808–1876)
(publisher)
F.B. Spooner
(Frances Bowman Spooner; 1798–1862)
(printer)
Thomas P. Teale
(compiler)
1850
Hearnes' Brooklyn Directory for 1850–1851 (Vol. 9)
Henry R. and William J. Hearne
(publisher)
Lees & Foulkes
(Henry A. Lees; died 1851)
(printer)
1852
Hearnes' Brooklyn Directory for 1852–1853 (Vol. 11)
Henry R. and William J. Hearne
(publisher)
William L. Foulkes
(printer)
1853
Hearnes' Brooklyn Directory for 1853–1854 (Vol. 12)
Henry R. and William J. Hearne
(publisher)
William L. Foulkes
(printer)
1856 Smith's Brooklyn Directory William H. Smith
(publisher)
William H. Smith
(compiler)
Internet Archive
1857 Smith's Brooklyn Directory Charles Jenkins (publisher) William H. Smith
(compiler)
Internet Archive
1858
The Brooklyn City Directory
J. Lain & Company
(Jonathan Lain; 1813–1867)
(publisher)
Edward O. Jenkins
(printer)
J. Lain
(compiler)
1862
The Brooklyn City Directory
J. Lain & Company
(publisher)
Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Thomas
(Matthew B. Wynkoop)
(John J. Hallenbeck)
(William E. Hallenbeck)
(printers)
J. Lain
(compiler)
1863
The Brooklyn City Directory
J. Lain & Company
(publisher)
Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Thomas
(printers)
J. Lain
(compiler)
1864
The Brooklyn City Directory
J. Lain & Company
(publisher)
J. Lain
(compiler)
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1865
The Brooklyn City Directory
J. Lain & Company
(publisher)
Wynkoop & Hallenbeck
(printer)
J. Lain
(compiler)
1866
The Brooklyn City Directory
J. Lain & Company
(publisher)
Wynkoop & Hallenbeck
(printer)
J. Lain
(compiler)
1867
The Brooklyn City Directory
J. Lain & Company
(publisher)
Wynkoop & Hallenbeck
(printer)
J. Lain
(compiler)
1868
The Brooklyn City Directory
J. Lain & Company
(publisher)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
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1878 Lain's Brooklyn Directory Lain & Company
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(proprietor)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
1879 Lain's Brooklyn Directory Lain & Company
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(proprietor)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
1883 Lain's Brooklyn Directory Lain & Company
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(proprietor)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
Charles J. Healy (1857–1933)
(assistant compiler)
1884 Lain's Brooklyn Directory Lain & Company
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(proprietor)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
Charles J. Healy (1857–1933)
(assistant compiler)
Internet Archive
1884–1885 Lain's Brooklyn City Directory Lain & Company Internet Archive
1886 Lain's Brooklyn Directory Lain & Company
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(proprietor)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
Charles J. Healy (1857–1933)
(assistant compiler)
Internet Archive
1887 Lain's Brooklyn Directory Lain & Company
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(proprietor)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
Charles J. Healy (1857–1933)
(assistant compiler)
Internet Archive
1889 Lain's Brooklyn Directory Lain & Company
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
Charles J. Healy (1857–1933)
(proprietors)
Internet Archive
1897 Lain & Healy's Brooklyn Directory Lain & Company
K.C. Lain
Charles J. Healy (1857–1933)
(proprietors)
Internet Archive
1899 Lain & Healy's Brooklyn Directory Lain & Company
K.C. Lain
Charles J. Healy (1857–1933)
(proprietors)
1902
Upington's General Directory Borough of Brooklyn (Vol. 79)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(publisher)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(compiler)
1903
Upington's General Directory Borough of Brooklyn (Vol. 80)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(publisher)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(compiler)
1904
Upington's General Directory Borough of Brooklyn (Vol. 81)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(publisher)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(compiler)
1905
Upington's General Directory Borough of Brooklyn (Vol. 82)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(publisher)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(compiler)
1906
Upington's General Directory Borough of Brooklyn (Vol. 83)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(publisher)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(compiler)
1907
Upington's General Directory Borough of Brooklyn (Vol. 84)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(publisher)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(compiler)
1908
Upington's General Directory Borough of Brooklyn (Vol. 85)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(publisher)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(compiler)
1909
Upington's General Directory Borough of Brooklyn (Vol. 86)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(publisher)
George Paul Upington (1850–1910)
(compiler)
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Part 2
1912
The Brooklyn City Directory (Vol. 88)
Brooklyn Directory Co.
(publisher)

Business directories: Brooklyn (Kings County)

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1869
The Brooklyn City and Business Directory
Lain & Company
(publisher)
Wynkoop & Hallenbeck
(printer)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
1870
The Brooklyn City and Business Directory
Lain & Company
(publisher)
Wynkoop & Hallenbeck
(printer)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
HathiTrust
1871
The Brooklyn City and Business Directory
Lain & Company
(publisher)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
1872–1873
Curtin's Brooklyn Business Directory
D. Curtin
(publisher)
1873–1874
Curtin's Brooklyn Business Directory
D. Curtin
(publisher)
1875
For Goulding's 1875 business directory, see → New York City directories § Business directories
1875
The Brooklyn City and Business Directory
Lain & Company
(publisher)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
1876
The Brooklyn City and Business Directory
Lain & Company
(publisher)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
1878–1879
Lain's Directory of Long Island – Including a Business Directory of Brooklyn, Long Island City, and the Towns of Kings County, Bath, Bay Ridge, Canarsie, Coney Island, East New York, Flatbush, Flatlands, Fort Hamilton, Gravesend, Guntherville, New Utrecht, Parkville, Sheepshead Bay, and Unionville;
Lain & Company
(publisher)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
1880
The Brooklyn City and Business Directory
Lain & Company
(publisher)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
(compiler)
1883
The Brooklyn Directory – A Business Directory
Lain & Company Internet Archive
1890–1991 Lain & Company
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
Charles J. Healy (1857–1933)
(proprietors)
1899
Trow's Business Directory of the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York
Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co.
(printer & Publisher)

Copartnership directories: Brooklyn and Queens

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1913–1914
Corporation and Copartnership Directory of the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, City of New York
Brooklyn Directory Co. (publisher) Brooklyn Directory Co. (compiler)
1922
Polk's 1922 Copartnership and Corporation Directory – Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens
R.L. Polk & Co. (publisher) R.L. Polk & Co. (compiler)
(part 1)

Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

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1921–1922
Brooklyn Register, 1921–1922 – Classified Membership List of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Bulletin

Elite directories: Brooklyn

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1890–1891 Lain & Co. (publisher)
George Theodore Lain (1844–1893)
Charles J. Healy (1857–1933)
(proprietors)
1894
Lain's Elite Directory of Brooklyn
Lain & Healy (publisher)
William J. Richardson
Charles J. Healy (1857–1933)
(proprietors)
Columbia

Brooklyn street directories

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1881
Street Directory of Brooklyn
J.F. Oltrogge & Co.
(printer)
(John Frederick Oltrogge; 1853–1918)
E.T. Griffith
(compiler)

Citizens and strangers' guides

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1837
New-York As It Is, in 1837; Containing, a General Description of the City of New-York, List of Officers, Public Instituteions, and Other Useful Information – Including the Public Officers, &c. of the City of Brooklyn, Accompanied by a Correct Map (Vol. 4)
John Disturnell (1801–1877)
(publisher)
J.W. Bell
(printer)
Columbia NYPL
Library of Congress
Harvard
1854
Francis's New Guide to the Cities of New-York and Brooklyn, and the Vicinity
C.S. Francis & Co.
(Charles Spencer Francis; 1853–1911)
(publisher)
1856
Francis's New Guide to the Cities of New-York and Brooklyn, and the Vicinity
C.S. Francis & Co.
(Charles Spencer Francis; 1853–1911)
(publisher)
Columbia
1859
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger's Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
(died 1883)
NYPL
1863
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger's Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
(died 1883)
1865
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger's Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
(died 1883)
1866
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger's Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
(died 1883)


1867
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger's Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)

UC Berkeley
1870
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger's Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
Harvard
1871
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger's Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
Harvard
1872
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger's Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
Harvard Library of Congress Library of Congress
1876
New York as It Was and as It Is: Giving an Account of the City From Its Settlement to the Present Time; Forming a Complete Guide to the Great Metropolis of the Nation, Including the City of Brooklyn and the Surrounding Cities and Villages; Together With a Classified Business Directory; With Map and Illustrations
David Van Nostrand
(publisher)
John Polhemus (1826–1894)
(printer)
John Disturnell
(1801–1877)


1880
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger's Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
1893
The Citizen Guide to Brooklyn and Long Island
R. Wayne Wilson and Company
(publisher)
(Guide and Almanac Department of the Brooklyn Citizen)
The Jersey City Printy Company
(printer)
Richard Wayne Wilson (1844–1919)
W.R. Turner
Colin H. Livingstone
Library of Congress
Library of Congress

Blue books

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1902
Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island ... Society Register – 1903
Brooklyn Life Publishing Company
(publisher)
(George Herbert Henshaw; 1862–1937)
1904
Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island ... Society Register – 1905
Brooklyn Life Publishing Company
(publisher)
1908
Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island ... Society Register – 1909
Brooklyn Life Publishing Company
(publisher)
1910
Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island ... Society Register – 1911
Brooklyn Life Publishing Company
(publisher)
1912
Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island Society Register – 1912
Brooklyn Life Publishing Company
(publisher)
1914
Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island Society Register – 1914
Brooklyn Life Publishing Company
(publisher)
1916
Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island Society Register – 1916
Brooklyn Life Publishing Company
(publisher)
1917
Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island Society Register – 1917
Brooklyn Life Publishing Company
(publisher)
1919
Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island Society Register – 1919
Brooklyn Life Publishing Company
(publisher)
1921
Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island Society Register – 1921
Rugby Press, Inc.
(publisher)
(George Herbert Henshaw; 1862–1937)
1922
Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island Society Register – 1922
Rugby Press, Inc.
(publisher)

Almanacs

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1848
The Brooklyn City Register, Or, Guide for 1848: Containing General Information, Respecting the City of Brooklyn and County of Kings, With a Complete List of City and County Officers, Also, the Most Practical Method of Keeping a Diary or Journal – An Almanac for 1848, the New Constitution of the State, Abstract of City Charter, List of Attornies, Commissioners, Public Schools, Societies, Fire Department, Election Returns, &c., &c.
C.H. Sprague
(printer)
Samuel H. Cornwell (1825–1895)
1855
The Brooklyn City and Kings County Record: Budget of General Information; With a Map of the City, an Almanac, and an Appendix Containing the New City Charter
William H. Smith
(publisher)
John F. Trow
(printer)
William H. Smith
(compiler)
1890
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac – A Book of Information, General of the World, and Special of New York City and Long Island
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(publisher)
1891
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac – A Book of Information, General of the World, and Special of New York City and Long Island
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(publisher)
1893
Citizen's Almanac – A Compendium of Statistics Concerning Brooklyn, Its People, Its Institutions, and Its Neighbors
The Brooklyn Citizen
(publisher)
1894
Citizen's Almanac – A Compendium of Statistics Concerning Brooklyn, Its People, Its Institutions, and Its Neighbors
The Brooklyn Citizen
(publisher)
1895
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac – A Book of Information, General of the World, and Special of New York City and Long Island (Vol. 10; 1st ed.)
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(publisher)
Michigan
1897
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac – A Book of Information, General of the World, and Special of New York City and Long Island (Vol. 12; 1st ed.)
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(publisher)
1898
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac – A Book of Information, General of the World, and Special of New York City and Long Island (Vol. 13; 2nd ed.)
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(publisher)
1899
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac – A Book of Information, General of the World, and Special of New York City and Long Island (Vol. 14; 2nd ed.)
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(publisher)
1900
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac – A Book of Information, General of the World, and Special of New York City and Long Island (Vol. 15; 1st ed.)
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(publisher)
1902
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac – A Book of Information, General of the World, and Special of New York City and Long Island (Vol. 17; 1st ed.)
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(publisher)
1904
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac – A Book of Information, General of the World, and Special of New York City and Long Island (Vol. 19; 1st ed.)
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(publisher)
1906
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac – A Book of Information, General of the World, and Special of New York City and Long Island (Vol. 21; 1st ed.)
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(publisher)
1921
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac – A Book of Information, General of the World, and Special of New York City and Long Island (Vol. 36)
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(publisher)

Telephone directories

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1958
Brooklyn Telephone Directory
New York Telephone Company
1965
Brooklyn Telephone Directory
New York Telephone Company

Public schools

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1892
Souvenir of Our Public Schools, Brooklyn, N.Y.
E.J. Whitlock
(publisher)
L'Artiste Publishing Co.
(publisher)
Columbia
Columbia

Charities, social services, and church directories

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1895
Nickerson's Illustrated Church Musical and School Directory of New York and Brooklyn
Nickerson & Young
(Edwin Nickerson)
(William S. Young)
(publisher)
Fless & Ridge Printing Company
(printer)
Princeton

Maritime directories

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1896
Bradley's Reminiscences of New York Harbor – And Complete Waterfront Directory – New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City
David L. Bradley Library of Congress Library of Congress

Cemeteries

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(1807–1885)

1847
Green-Wood Illustrated in Highly Finished Line Engraving, From Drawings Taken on the Spot
Robert Martin
(publisher)
James Smillie (1807–1885)
Descriptive notices by
Nehemiah Cleaveland (1796–1877)
UC Berkeley Library of Congress
1881
The Cemeteries of New York, and How to Reach Them
G.H. Burton
(George H. Burton; 1847–1915)
(printer)
Selden C. Judson
(Selden C. Judson; 1842–1920)
Library of Congress Library of Congress
1895
The Leonard Manual of the Cemeteries of New York and Vicinity
J.H. Leonard
(John Henry Leonard)
(publisher)
J.H. Leonard
(John Henry Leonard)
(compiler)
Library of Congress Library of Congress
1901
The Leonard Manual of the Cemeteries of New York and Vicinity
J.H. Leonard
(John Henry Leonard)
(publisher)
J.H. Leonard
(John Henry Leonard)
(compiler)
Library of Congress Library of Congress

Brooklyn history

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1824
Notes, Geographical and Historical, Relating to the Town of Brooklyn, in Kings County, on Long-Island (re-print)
A. Spooner
(printer)
Gabriel Furman (1800–1854)
1864
Notes, Geographical and Historical, Relating to the Town of Brooklyn, in Kings County, on Long-Island (re-print)
Gabriel Furman (1800–1854)
1865
Notes, Geographical and Historical, Relating to the Town of Brooklyn, on Long-Island (re-print)
Edwin Bolton Spooner (1808–1876)
(printer)
1867
A History of the City of Brooklyn, Including the Old Town and Village of Brooklyn, the Town of Bushwick, and the Village and City of Williamsburgh (Vol. 1)
© David Williams Patterson (1824–1892)
Joel Munsell (1808–1880)
printer
Henry Reed Stiles (1832–1909) Harvard
1869
A History of the City of Brooklyn, Including the Old Town and Village of Brooklyn, the Town of Bushwick, and the Village and City of Williamsburgh (Vol. 2)
© David Williams Patterson (1824–1892) Henry Reed Stiles (1832–1909) Cornell
1870
A History of the City of Brooklyn, Including the Old Town and Village of Brooklyn, the Town of Bushwick, and the Village and City of Williamsburgh (Vol. 3)
© David Williams Patterson (1824–1892)
Joel Munsell (1808–1880)
(printer)
Henry Reed Stiles (1832–1909) Harvard
1908
Flatbush of To-Day: The Realm of Light and Air – Published on the Occasion of the Tri-Centennial Celebration of the Coming of the Dutch to Flatbush and the Dutch Festival Held the Week of April 27 to May 2
All Souls Universalist Church
(publisher)
Herbert Foster Gunnison (1858–1932)
(editor)
Harvard Harvard

Brooklyn maps

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1873
New Utrecht, Kings Co. – Bath, Town of New Utrecht, Kings Co.
Beers, Comstock & Cline
(William T. Comstock)
(John A. Cline)
(publisher)
Charles Hart (1824–1914)
(printer)
Louis E. Neuman (1835–1902)
(engraver)
Under the Superintendence of
Frederick William Beers (1839–1933)

(c:Category:Beers maps of Long Island published in 1873)

State directories

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1912
First Annual Industrial Directory of New York State, 1912
John Williams (1865–1944)
(Commissioner of Labor)
New York State Department of Labor
(publisher)
John Williams
(compiler)

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