About This Item

  • Call NumberWORK_0884
  • TitleOwls Head ceremony
  • SummaryCaption: "Owls Head ceremony--Borough President Cashmore putting on the cement at the laying of the cornerstone for the $21,000,000 pollution control project, which is scheduled to be put into operation next year. Looking on, left to right, are Mayor O'Dwyer, Health Commissioner John J. Mahoney, and Public Works Commissioner Frederick H. Zurmuhlen."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 25, 1950; on caption: "Eagle staff photo." Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectCashmore, John, 1895-1961 ; O'Dwyer, William, 1890-1964 ; Cornerstone laying -- New York (State) -- New York ; Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York ; Municipal officials and employees -- New York (State) -- New York ; Sewage disposal plants -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBay Ridge (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Sewage: Owls Head Sewage Treatment Plant