About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_0233
  • TitleFlagless Remsen St
  • SummaryIntersection of Remsen Street and Court Street with commercial/office buildings on both sides of Remsen Street, several automobiles, several pedestrians, fire hydrant, and policeman; trolley tracks in foreground and lines above. Caption: "Flagless Remsen St.--yesterday, the first day of Flag Week, found Remsen St. presenting this somewhat apathetic appearance. It was only one of many borough streets without flags. Flag Week has been proclaimed by Mayor LaGuardia. ... today is Commerce and Industry Day."
  • Date1942
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Jun[e] 9, 1942. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectCommercial buildings ; Pedestrians
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Heights (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: Brooklyn Heights: Remsen Street