About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_2402
  • TitleNaval loss
  • SummaryCaption: "Naval loss--Marines [back to camera] gaze at gutted warehouse that burned in spectacular five-alarm fire last night at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Fire was visible from many sections of Brooklyn and Manhattan, as it raged out of control for more than an hour. Building contained heavy machinery and oil, but Navy disclosed no estimate of loss." Image includes portion of parked fire engine in right background.
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Feb. 6, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorGeller, Jules
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectNew York Naval Shipyard ; Fires -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Navy Yard (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: Brooklyn Navy Yard: Fires