Bridge over Gowanus Canal at 3rd Ave - Digital Collections

Call NumberNEIG_1292
TitleBridge over Gowanus Canal at 3rd Ave
SummaryNine men at bridge railing looking down on debris on frozen water of Gowanus Canal; bare trees, telepone wires, and truck in background; retaining walls and patch of weedy vegetation in foreground. Inscription: "Bridge over Gowanus Canal at 3rd Ave., btwn 3rd & 4th Sts. from which two youths today caught sight of four guns (two revolvers and two automatics) and 200 rounds of ammunition on the canal ice."
Date1946
Formatstill image
Physical Description1 photographic print: black & white, gelatin silver; 7 x 6 in.
Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
NoteOn verso: date inscribed: Jan. 30/46; "Eagle Collection" inscription. Title from inscription on verso. Retouched; curved, dotted white line drawn on recto.
CreatorBrooklyn eagle
Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
SubjectCanals ; Bridges ; Bridge railings
CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
PlaceGowanus Canal (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: Gowanus: Canal: Bridges