About This Item

  • Call NumberTRAN_0434
  • TitleCalm before storm
  • SummaryCaption: "Calm before storm--Borough President Cashmore, front, enters Board of Education auditorium at 110 Livingston St. prior to hearing on proposed cuts in Brooklyn bus and trolley service which soon erupted in fireworks. John F. Hayes, assistant to Borough President, follows him." Image includes crowd of people sitting and standing in auditorium.
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: Nov. 15, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectCashmore, John, 1895-1961 ; Crowds -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Downtown 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: Buses: Inspections and meetings