1939 manhattan phone book

We have tapped into the largest databases of information to offer you landline, cellphone and business information on any phone number or name. City and telephone directories genealogy basics research. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Old map of manhattan, nyc featuring illustrations from 1939. A rare telephone book showcasing the size of the jewish community living in warsaw, poland, at the start of world war ii is on display this week to commemorate holocaust remembrance day.

Earlier years, beginning with 1878, are on reels that include all of new york city and other parts of the tristate area. Irma and paul milstein division of united states history, local history and genealogy 254. Ss normandie manhattan, new york in 1939 old new york city. City, business, legal, and phone directories from the 19th and 20th centuries. Alphabetical telephone directory covering all five boroughs of new york. Accessing 1940 nyc phonebooks in one step stephen p. Trow directory, printing and bookbinding company 42. The 1939 warsaw telephone directory was published within months of the. But, the pictures and charts are more a beautiful book to just look at maps, pictures, computer generated views of new york in 1609, the year henry hudson sailed up the river. If family histories or just digging into old documents is your thing, then oh man the brooklyn public library has some good news for you the library announced this month that it has digitized 107 years of city directories and telephone books, spanning 18561967, all easily perusable online the phone books, and in the pretelephone era, city directories, contain. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading manhattan project. New york public library is digitizing its collection of new york city directories, 1786 through 19223, serving them free through the nypl digital collections portal. Manhattan phone book this is a telephone directory for manhattan, new york dated winter spring 1945. The birth of the atomic bomb in the words of its creators, eyewitnesses, and historians kindle edition by kelly, cynthia c.

You can access an online brooklyn telephone book, an online brooklyn telephone directory, and popular business headings. Consult an appropriate style guide for conformance to specific guidelines. Accessing 1940 nyc phonebooks in one step, stephen p. Premium search members can also view a list of 50 classified ad pages. Telephone directories is a place where you can look for information of people within the territory of the united states of america, this information is totally free and safe. Many directories include listings for nearby communities that may not be listed within the inventory. View 1 photos for 1939 manhattan dr, waukesha, wi 53186 a 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,185 sq. Manhattan and bronx business directory, trow, 1909 free internet archive part i beginning through hall, geo. The whole collection will be going online over the coming months. This collection is accessible via internet archive and allows for fulltext searching within each volume. New york public library digitizes 7 years of new york.

Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides newadditions directories institutions yearbooks. Simply enter your search criteria in the brooklyn business phone book or brooklyn people phone book boxes below and click the search button to begin your search. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data. New york city directories nypl digital collections. Anyone still interested in receiving a print copy of their local directory can get one, at no charge, by. A recently discovered phone book that was prepared when the nazis invaded poland helps set up a modern tool. Manhattan phone book and manhattan phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in manhattan easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and phone directory in manhattan. Kansas telephone and city directories kansas historical. I drove the roadmaster for ten years, keeping it in my parents garage. Its a large book i believe manhattan always had the largest phone directory in the country, eventually issued in two volumes and full of interesting information. The new york public library is introducing a new research tool to help track down past city residents through old telephone directories. Telephone directories from various states across the united states, dating from ca.

Queens telephone directory, new york telephone company, 1939 40 free new york public library. The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in that area who has a listed phone. The individual records for each of the books is as follows. Publication of these large books began in the 1900s. Manhattan phone book smaller and bilingual the new york. Items in this collection can be requested through the nypl catalog. Use the links in a search result listing to view other phone numbers, detailed background information, public records, property records, and more, for a small fee. There is little little i can say about this, for it is explained by the title. Generally a city directory will contain an alphabetical list of citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and.

The release of this new feature coincides with the first. Irma and paul milstein division of united states history, local history and genealogy, the new york public library. To search by name, directory, year, or keyword, go to ancestrys u. City directories can list additional information about reside, including occupation, the address of their business, and.

It has 1178 pages of phone numbers, both business and household numbers. Filmschatze aus koln vom rhein weltfilmerbe 3,971,516 views. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. New nypl feature allows access to 1940 nyc telephone books. Telephone directories contain addresses and phone numbers and can be quite helpful in locating living relatives or possible relatives with the same surname or a similar surname. Before we had phone books, they were were known as a city directory.

Tips to identify the owner of the 917 9221939 phone number. Print directory distribution has been reduced in some areas of verizon s wireline region due to decreased demand. The book seems to be part of a tribute to the 400 year anniversary of the discovery of manhattan and the parts that are paean to the city are pretty boring. The database currently contains directories for all states except alaska. This is the best story and the worst story anybody ever wrote. Morse, san francisco bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island last name data presented here comes from the new york public library. Rare warsaw holocaust phone book on display at the new. The manhattan, ks white pages phone book find people, phone. After finding people in our free white pages directory, you can take your search even further to find out more about a person. Nysl holdings are listed below in alphabetical order by. Manhattan white pages manhattan phone directory lookup.

February 18 ss normandie manhattan, new york in 1939. May 05, 2008 home phone service cable internet cable tv in manhattan costs. A description of the library of congress telephone directory holdings related to the. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm. Born out of a small research program that began in 1939, the manhattan project brought together the cream of the scientific community and the military to create and perfect a weapon more powerful than any the world had known. This database is a collection of directories for u. Morse, san francisco bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island last name data presented. It is interesting how on many pages businesses have purchased advertising, for example, in the fs is ford and in the ss is singer. New york city, new york online historical directories. Brooklyn public library has digitized brooklyn city and business directories, and telephone books for the period 18561967. Latest coronavirus updates in nyc and around the world. New york city telephone directory additional title. Also among the legacies of the 1939 hewlettpackard partnership was a certain 12yearold kid who found bill hewletts name in the phone book. Telephone books genealogy archives state historical.

Premium search members can also view the municipal register. Jun 07, 2019 it was originally bought in new york city by an actual princess of the former ruling family of the german state, thuringia. Manhattan and the bronx are listed together, brooklyn and queens are listed together, and richmond staten island has its own list. Manhattan telephone directory nypl digital collections. How a 1939 phone book could help holocaust survivors claim. Rare warsaw holocaust phone book on display at the new york. It was the second most expensive american worlds fair of all time, exceeded only by st. Collection is arranged alphabetically by state, and then by city. Search the phone book from bt to find contact details of businesses and people across the uk, or uk and country dialling codes.

New york city including all boroughs telephone directory. White pages online and printed directory information. Queens telephone directory, winter 1939 40 additional title. Telephone directories list adult residents, their addresses, and their phone numbers. Ive glanced through it a bit and found a mailer, norman living at 73 perry in greenwich village. I located her in the nyc manhattan phone book and we chatted for a while. Each directory has an index and ads from local businesses and includes names, addresses, and phone numbers for residents and businesses. History, local history and genealogy, microforms rm. The 193940 new york worlds fair was a worlds fair held at flushing meadowscorona park in queens, new york, united states. A reverse phone lookup allows you to find the owner of a phone number, and a whole lot more. The site is developed in partnership with,, hotels of the, and phonebook of the.

The original source to find and connect with local plumbers, handymen, mechanics, attorneys, dentists, and more. City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county directories on microfilm are filed in cabinets in the 7th floor microforms area. City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. Manhattanbrooklynbronxqueensrichmondstaten island virtualfilm. A rare telephone book showcasing the size of the jewish community living in warsaw, poland, at the start of world war ii is on display this week to commemorate holocaust remembrance day, which. Winter 1928 is a combined manhattan bronx directory. The boy called and asked if he might have a bag of. The first batch184950 through 1923have already been scanned, and the 178618489 directories are right now being scanned. Batavialeroy, 19391959, 1974, 19932000, 2006, 20092010, 2011 wp.

Our phone book of names, phone numbers and addresses will help you locate anyone, anywhere. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Digitized brooklyn city directories the new york public. Queens white pages names new york telephone company publisher collection.

Microfilm copies of brooklyn city directories spanning 1796193334 are available in the milstein division of united. City directories, 18221995 this database is a collection of directories for u. How a 1939 phone book could help holocaust survivors claim thousands of assets. Secondary cities, towns, and localities are also included. White pages, yellow pages and different phone books, like att directory assistance can help to reverse the commercialcorporate phones. Digitized brooklyn city directories the new york public library. Firstofitskind database helps users find lost family properties. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Pick a city below to search the white pages of that particular city. Sanborn fire insurance map from new york, bronx, manhattan, new york. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides.

Suppose you are looking for john h fedeler, livein superintendent at the new york public library, 19101940. Mta new york city transit 63rd st tunnel construction. Jun 03, 20 paris 1940 deutsche besatzung german occupation l. Give three excerpts and why you thought they were worth mentioning. Phonebook of new york is a new york city directory targeted on the city of new york city. Queens telephone directory nypl digital collections. Online phone book lookup any phone number in the u. View more property details, sales history and zestimate data on zillow. The front cover features an illustration of the cloisters museum in fort tryon park. The kansas historical society research collections contain both published city directories and telephone books for the state of kansas.

Shortly after alexander graham bell invented the telephone, connecticut became the first place to print a phone book. New york city telephone directories additional title. Manhattan landmarks this old map provides hours of entertainment and you can learn a lot about nyc in the process. A history of city directories in the united states and new york city with links to the librarys holdings and to other sources is available here these microfilms or microfiches are available at the new york public library milstein division of u. Sad end to a 1939 roadmaster limo me and my buick antique. In order to view directories at historic map works, you must register for free. Bronx telephone directory, new york telephone company, 193940 free. Map, 1930 to 1939, new york, manhattan library of congress. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides. For instance, telephone directories for san francisco prior to the 1906 earthquake and fire are scarce and in demand. Directories are alphabetized by the primary citytown, which is noted in bold text below. This site is using the new york city telephone directories from winter 1939 1940, published by the new york telephone co. A rare telephone book showcasing the size of the jewish community living in warsaw.