About This Item

  • Call NumberCHUR_0237
  • TitleA tree dies in Brooklyn
  • SummaryPortion of facade (stone) of church, parish house and residential buildings on right. Large felled tree on sidewalk; man standing under street light on far right. Caption: "A tree dies in Brooklyn--For a century this elm tree grew in front of Grace Episcopal Church [254 Hicks Street] on Brooklyn Heights. Last night it fell with a crash heard all over the neighborhood and blocked traffic on Grace Court. Today the Park Department lopped off its heavy branches and prepared to carry it away."
  • Date1944
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 6 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Apr. 18, 1944. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectGrace Church (Brooklyn Heights, New York, N.Y.) ; Anglican church buildings ; Trees
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Heights (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: Churches: Episcopal: Grace (Protestant Episcopal) Church