About This Item


  • Call NumberGRDN_0114
  • TitleDeep South in Brooklyn
  • SummaryCaption: "Deep south in Brooklyn--Viewing the display of blossoming poinsettia in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden hothouse, Eloise Jacobsen, 7, of 303 Garfield Place, has difficulty convincing Joan Czajkowski, 2, of 475 17th St., that this sub-tropical plant is as much a part of the winter scene in some parts of the country as bare branches and snow flurries are here."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteStamped on verso: date: Dec. 24, 1954; "Brooklyn Eagle." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Botanic Garden ; Gardens -- New York (State) -- New York ; Greenhouses -- New York (State) -- New York ; Poinsettias -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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: Gardens: B'klyn Botanic: Greenhouse