About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_2325
  • Title[Sheepshead Bay]
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (NEIG 1792, NEIG 1791), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three views of Sheepshead Bay: 1791 shows Avenue U construction site, looking east from Bedford Avenue with workman standing on street in foreground; 1792 shows Avenue X, at Nostrand Avenue, in foreground and horse-drawn vehicle and small wood-frame house in background; 2325 shows Avenue U, at Nostrand Avenue, in foreground and small, shed-like building and many utility poles in background.
  • Date1926, 1927
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description3 photographic prints : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn recto of 1791 and 1792: "De Vivo Realty Corporation" stamped in upper center. Title supplied by cataloger.
  • CreatorDe Vivo Realty Corporation
  • SubjectConstruction -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Sheepshead Bay (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, 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.
  • FolderFolder: Sheepshead Bay: Avenues U, V and X