About This Item

  • Call NumberBRAI_0257
  • TitlePrairie dogs
  • SummaryView of several prairie dogs in cage in zoo in Central Park.
  • Date[187-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 6 x 7 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on recto. Collection owned jointly by Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Museum; original glass plate negatives held by Brooklyn Museum.
  • CreatorBrainerd, George Bradford, 1845-1887 [photographer]
  • SubjectParks -- New York (State) -- New York ; Prairie dogs -- New York (State) -- New York ; Zoos -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionGeorge Bradford Brainerd photograph collection
  • PlaceCentral Park (New York, N.Y.)New York (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.