About This Item

  • Call NumberBPL_0866
  • TitleH. J. Davenport speaking
  • SummarySnapshot of Brooklyn Public Library trustee Henry Joralemon Davenport speaking from booth decorated with bunting at groundbreaking ceremony for Highway Branch Library at Ocean Parkway and Kings Highway on October 24, 1952; house with gabled roof in background; blurry view of spectator's face in right foreground.
  • Date[1952]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 3 x 5 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printssnapshots
  • NoteTitle from inscription on verso.
  • SubjectDavenport, Henry Joralemon, 1895-1961 ; Brooklyn Public Library. Kings Highway Branch ; Public libraries -- New York (State) -- New York ; Library trustees -- New York (State) -- New York ; Ground breaking ceremonies -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Midwood (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn 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: Brooklyn Public Library: Branches: Kings Highway: Groundbreaking