About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_0622
  • TitleBoro Hall plaza
  • SummarySection of Borough Hall area of Downtown Brooklyn with elevated subway station and cars, several trolley cars, one moving automobile, several pedestrians, lawn area with several benches and street lamp on post in foreground, and portions of several commercial buildings in background.
  • Date1927
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn recto: "Boro Hall plaza" printed in black in black-outlined white scroll at bottom of image. On verso: date inscribed: April 17/27. Title from caption on recto.
  • SubjectAutomobiles ; Benches ; Railroads, Elevated ; Street lighting ; Subway stations ; Subways
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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: Downtown Brooklyn: Borough Hall Section