Browse Collections: Photo Archives
In this first phase of the YIVO Photo Archives website project, more than 9,000 catalog records of images held in the YIVO Photo Archives are available for browsing and searching.
In the near future, additional information about the holdings of the Photo Archives, as well as a selection of digital images, will be added to the website.
List of Photo Collections
Holocaust Photographs 1930s-1946
Photographs of the Holocaust period selected from various YIVO Archives collections. 3856 records.
Alter Kacyzne Photographs [RG 1270] 1914-1930s.
Photographs primarily of Jewish life in Europe, mostly in Poland, taken by photographer and writer Alter Kacyzne. 672 records.
Postcards and Greeting Cards [RG 122] 1910s-1960s
Illustrated postcards and greeting cards, Depicting everyday Jewish life, folklore, holidays, religious themes, art, Jewish history, and literature. 702 records.
Theater Photographs ca. 1880s-1970 (RG 1883)
Photographs of the Yiddish theater throughout the world, selected from various YIVO Archives collections. 3126 records.
U.S. Territorial Photographic Collection, [RG 120] ca. 1900-1980s
Photographs about Jewish Life in the United States. 860 records.
