About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_1356
  • TitleUnveiling of Skene Monument
  • SummaryTwo men unveiling bust of Dr. Alexander Skene, Brooklyn gynecologist, by sculptor Massey Rhind, on monument in Grand Army Plaza Park with policeman standing on lawn in right and far left foreground and several trees in background.
  • Date1906
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 14, 1906; Eagle stamp. Retouched. Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn daily eagle
  • SubjectSkene, Alexander J. C. (Alexander Johnston Chalmers), 1838-1900 ; Monuments ; Parks ; Police ; Sculpture
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn, 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: Grand Army Plaza: Sculpture