The Michael L. Carlebach photography collection consists primarily of black and white photographic prints taken and personally hand developed by Professor Michael L. Carlebach. In general, the images are thematically grouped around journalistic pieces published in newspapers, or artistic topics such as portraits and landscapes. The collection also includes pieces shown in various exhibits as well as photographs made for special assignments like the George McGovern 1972 presidential campaign and the exclusive insider’s look at the Krome Avenue Detention Center for refugees in South Florida. Another highlight of the collection includes photographs dealing with the medical profession, especially children in hospital settings. In addition to photographing using 35mm black and white film, Carlebach shot color slides, vividly portraying the flora and fauna of the Everglades, historic structures such as Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, and news stories dealing with the environment. The entire collection consists of over 5,000 silver prints, color slides, and publications. Currently over 2,000 items are digitized and made available online.
The Michael Carlebach Collection contains news clippings of various events from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The collection contains seven issues of Leslie's Weeklyfrom 1898 related to the Spanish-American War; one issue of the St. Louis Globe-Democratfrom April 25, 1906, with news about the San Francisco earthquake and one 1935 issue of the N ew York Timeswith coverage of the trial and conviction of Richard Hauptmann for the kipnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby. The collection also contains an 1889 issue of Scientific American(Vol. 61 No. 14) with an article about the sinking of the American USS Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898.
