About This Item

  • Call NumberWORK_0714
  • TitleAssignment in greasepaint
  • SummaryCaption: "Assignment in greasepaint--three detectives from Police Department's fingerprint bureau portray crooks in simulated lineup telecast to Brooklyn today in departmental experiment. Standing near reception screen are, left to right, Barton Kreuzer, RCA official; Mayor Wagner, and Police Commissioner Francis W. H. Adams."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Feb. 8, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; on caption: "Eagle staff photo by Lambert." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorLambert, Al
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectWagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1910-1991 ; Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York ; Police -- New York (State) -- New York ; Television -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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: Police Department: General