About This Item

  • TitleCentral Library
  • Call NumberCBPL_0011
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (CBPL 0386, CBPL 0384), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two views of Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library Flatbush wing, designed by Almirall in the Beaux Arts style, prior to the removal of its facade. 0384 includes ten automobiles and one truck moving on Flatbush Avenue on left, and tall column on large pedestal on right. 0386 is similar but shows fewer automobiles, three pedestrians, and pavilion with marble columns. Note: The Central Library opened in 1941.
  • Date[1940?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description2 photographic prints: black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorPinney, Roy
  • SubjectBrooklyn Public Library. Central Library ; Automobiles -- New York (State) -- New York ; City traffic -- New York (State) -- New York ; Columns -- New York (State) -- New York ; Pavilions -- New York (State) -- New York ; Public libraries -- New York (State) -- New York ; Trucks -- 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.