About This Item

  • Call NumberBRAI_0178
  • Title[Brooklyn waterfront]
  • SummaryAerial view of Brooklyn Navy Yard waterfront, taken from Brooklyn Bridge, and section of the East River in foreground..
  • Date[187-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 5 x 6 in.
  • Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from typed label on verso of copy 2. Collection owned jointly by Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Museum; original glass plate negatives held by Brooklyn Museum.
  • CreatorBrainerd, George Bradford, 1845-1887 [photographer]
  • SubjectNew York Naval Shipyard ; Harbors -- New York (State) -- New York ; Waterfronts -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionGeorge Bradford Brainerd photograph collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)East River (N.Y.)
  • Cite AsGeorge Bradford Brainerd photograph collection, Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.