About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_2374
  • Title[Brooklyn Army Terminal pier construction]
  • SummaryCaption: "Construction of new pier at the Army Base, Port of Embarkation, Brooklyn [with derrick in foreground]. This pier will be used to ship war supplies and men. Work was done by relief workers, Works Progress Administration, New York City." Brooklyn Army Terminal was located on Second Avenue from 58th Street to 65th Street.
  • Date[194-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 6 x 7 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from typed caption on verso; supplied partially by cataloger.
  • CreatorNew York (N.Y.). Emergency Relief Bureau [photographer]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Army Terminal (New York, N.Y.) ; Construction -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- New York (State) -- New York ; Piers -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Sunset Park (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 Army Terminal: Buildings