About This Item

  • Call NumberGOVT_0078
  • TitleIn process of construction
  • SummaryArchitectural rendering of building identified as "Domestic Relations Court Building" on lower right of recto. Caption: "In Process of Construction: Ground was broken last December for the $3,678,500 Domestic Relations Court at the corner of Johnson and Adams St. The foundations for the building are already in place. The new courthouse will house the outmoded and overcrowded Family and Children's Courts."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genrearchitectural drawings (visual works)gelatin silver printsphotographic printsrenderings (drawings)
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: dates stamped: Jun. 14, 1953 / Nov. 24, 1952 / Nov. 23, 1951; stamps for Brooklyn Eagle and Department of Public Works, Reproduction Section. Grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectCourthouses -- 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: Government: Judiciary: Civic Center: Plans, Proposals, & Models