Portrait of Langley Collyer Examining Camera

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Portrait of Langley Collyer Examining Camera

Original caption: Langley Collyer, who has lived since 1909 with his blind and paralyzed older brother, Homer, in a decaying four-story house at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 128th Street, is shown with a portrait camera that interested him on his visit to the photographic studio in the Herald Tribune Building. He made the visit at the invitation of a Tribune reporter who was sitting on the crumbling steps of the darkened home when Mr. Collyer appeared suddenly Wednesday night to announce that he is willing to "make a settlement" with the Bowery Savings Bank, which foreclosed a mortgage on the house.

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Date Photographed:		August 7, 1942

View of Portion of Library in Collyer Mansion

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View of Portion of Library in Collyer Mansion

Original caption: Shown here is a portion of the library on the ground floor of the junk-littered Fifth Avenue mansion of the hermit Collyer brothers. Police started clearing the building today in search of the younger brother, Langley Collyer, who has been missing since the death of blind Homer Collyer a few days ago. Homer was found in the building March 21st.

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Date Photographed:		March 24, 1947

Langley Collyer (1885-1947) circa 1942-1943

Langley Collyer (1885-1947) circa 1942-1943