About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_2212
  • TitleBeauty and the spider
  • SummaryAerial view: caption: "Beauty and the spider--the lights of Borough Hall and the Municipal Building shine brightly through this snowy night scene [with] ... that ugly Fulton St. 'L' scarring the foreground ..." There are portions of other commercial and office buildings on both sides.
  • Date1941
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsnight photographyphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Mar 1, 1941; "Eagle staff photo." Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Borough Hall (New York, N.Y.) ; Municipal buildings -- New York (State) -- New York ; Railroads, Elevated -- New York (State) -- New York ; Subway stations -- 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: Borough Hall: Building: Exterior: General