About This Item

  • Title[Central Library under construction]
  • Call NumberCARN_0047
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryClose-up view of section of Grand Army Plaza with Central Library under construction in left background, partial view of tall, granite column on large pedestal in left foreground, and partial view of small pavilion with marble columns and tall street light on pedestal in right foreground. Image includes two men standing and talking in foreground. Note: The Central Library opened in 1941.
  • Date[1940?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 9 x 12 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger.
  • SubjectBrooklyn Public Library. Central Library ; Building construction -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Columns -- New York (State) -- New York ; Concrete construction -- New York (State) -- New York ; Pavilions -- New York (State) -- New York ; Street lighting -- New York (State) -- New York
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Grand Army Plaza (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.