SummaryCaption: "Slum ingenuity--New departure in plumbing fixtures is shown in this view of makeshift device for curing leaky toilet. Family which uses this bathroom, of house of Fort Greene section, numbers eight children. Note ironic view through window of ty[pe] of housing to which family has striven for years to be admitted;" large washtub hanging on wall, rubber bag with hose hanging from tank into toilet, portion of bathtub in left foreground, portion of sink and large pail in right foreground, and portions of high-rise apartment houses seen through window in background.
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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