SummaryMan in suit reaching for volume in stacks of former Hall of Records (since destroyed) on Livingston Street and Court Square. Caption: "Real Estate Library: Piled up like stacks of wheat cakes are volumes in the record room of the Register's office in the Hall of Records, containing real estate conveyance and mortgage data. John W. Crowley, Assistant Deputy Register in charge, is reaching for one of the heavy volumes."
SubjectMunicipal buildings -- New York (State) -- New York ; Lost architecture -- New York (State) -- New York ; Archivists -- New York (State) -- New York ; Public records -- New York (State) -- New York
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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