About This Item

  • Call NumberHERZ_0699
  • Title[Williamsburg YM and YWHA]
  • SummaryFour-story masonry building behind iron fence on Keap Street in Williamsburg, with large lettering ("Y.M.H.A. Y.W.H.A.") on stringcourse; fourth story partly enclosed, partly open air; bilingual sign (English and Yiddish) on corner of first floor, 'YM & YWHA of Williamsburg. Activities . . . Register Now!"; four girls crossing street at left; Hasidic man on sidewalk in central foreground; leafy trees, parked automobiles, lamppost, street signs, fire hydrant, and stop sign throughout foreground.
  • Date1965
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print: black & white, gelatin silver; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. On verso: date stamped: May 1965; photographer's stamp.
  • CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
  • SubjectYoung Men's Hebrew Association (New York, N.Y.) ; Young Women's Hebrew Association (New York, N.Y.) ; Stone buildings
  • CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, 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.
  • FolderIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection ; Series title: Hasidic Jewish community of Williamsburg