About This Item

  • TitleMagnolia tree at 697 Lafayette Ave
  • Call NumberHERZ_0293
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryPrentis Covington, an African American man, standing in front of iron fence in his yard at 697 Lafayette Avenue looking up at large magnolia tree; portions of several houses in background. See also: 0291, 0929, and 0294.
  • Date1970
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: photographer's stamp. Date taken from inscription on 0291. Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
  • SubjectAfrican American men ; Magnolias ; Trees
  • CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
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  • PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.