About This Item

  • Call NumberWORK_0971
  • TitleLatest in service fleet
  • SummaryCaption: "Latest in service fleet--Crew of newest of Kings County general Tire Service trucks prepare to go out on a call from headquarters at 1035 Atlantic Ave. Huge tire is replacement for stranded truck, while [African American] mechanic on right checks air-driven wrench for wheel-nuts. ..."
  • Date1948
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: Jun[e] 23, 1948. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAfrican American men -- New York (State) -- New York ; Automobile mechanics -- New York (State) -- New York ; Mechanics (Persons) -- New York (State) -- New York ; Tires -- New York (State) -- New York ; Trucks -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Fort Greene (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: Stores: Kings County General Tire Service: Trucks