About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_2249
  • TitleMoses invasion
  • SummaryCaption: "Moses invasion--These sandbags, piled up today ... [on steps] of Borough Hall, ...contain sand and gravel to be used in Park Commissioner Moses' revamping and extension of Borough Hall Park ..." Image includes portion of facade and entrance, five men sitting on steps, and portion of Morris Plan Bank in right background.
  • Date1940
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: Jul[y] 23, 1940; "Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Borough Hall (New York, N.Y.) ; Stairs -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Downtown Brooklyn (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: Borough Hall: Building: Exterior: Steps