About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_0721
  • TitleWilliamson Rapelje, Sr. house
  • SummaryCaption: "The Williamson Rapelje, Sr. house stood at the northwest corner of New Lots Rd. and Georgia Ave. Also called the Magee house. This picture was taken in October, 1903;" white, two-story, wood-frame house with window shutters, wood picket fence along front and side, two large trees in foreground, and several trees in right background.
  • Date1946
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Oct. 20, 1946; New-York Historical Society (photographer?) stamp. On verso: "Used in Flatbush Historical Booklet & Eagle Supplement." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorNew-York Historical Society
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectFences ; Historic buildings ; Wooden-frame houses
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)East New York (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: East New York: Homes: Williamson Rapelje, Sr