About This Item

  • Call NumberDEPT_0032
  • TitleMighty Mo
  • SummaryStudio portrait of boy painting model battleship; presumably publicity photo for Abraham & Straus department store on Fulton street. Caption: "MIGHTY MO, the U.S.S. Missouri, one of the most famous ships in American history, can now be reconstructed in every authentic detail by the model-boat fan. The easy-to-assemble parts, made for collectors and hobbyists by Revell, Inc., sell at $1.98."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsphotographsportraits
  • NoteTitle derived from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Nov. 27, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAbraham & Straus ; Boys -- New York (State) -- New York ; Toys -- New York (State) -- New York ; Ship models -- 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: Department Stores: Abraham & Straus: Misc. I