About This Item

  • Call NumberTHEA_0002
  • TitleAlbee Theatre
  • SummaryTwo interior views of the E. F. Albee Theatre located at 1 DeKalb Avenue. 0001 shows a stairway, a large chandelier, and a section of the mezzanine. 0002 shows the elaborately decorated lobby, stairway, and chandelier. It opened in January, 1925 and was named for Edward F. Albee (1857-1930). It was closed in September, 1978. The images are not dated.
  • Date[192-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description2 photographic prints : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteStamped on verso: "Photograph by J. C. Maugans, Plainfield, N. J." Title from inscriptions on versos.
  • CreatorMaugans, J. C.
  • SubjectChandeliers -- New York (State) -- New York ; Lobbies (Rooms) -- New York (State) -- New York ; Motion picture theaters -- New York (State) -- New York ; Theaters -- 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: Theatres: Albee Theatre