About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_0250
  • TitleLandmark razed
  • SummaryCaption: "Landmark razed--Workmen tear down the century-old Penny Bridge at the foot of Montague St." Derrick in right foreground, Hotel Bossert and other residential buildings in right background, brick wall on left, and several pedestrians.
  • Date1946
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: Oct. 4, 1946. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectApartment houses ; Bridges ; Cranes, derricks, etc ; Hotels
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • 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: Brooklyn Heights: Penny Bridge