About This Item


  • Call NumberMEMO_0082
  • Title[Site of former fountain in Williamsburg]
  • SummaryView of traffic circle at Bedford and Division Avenues, showing circular railing behind which a memorial fountain (perhaps removed for restoration) stood; World War I cannon and flagpole before railing; rowhouses, apartment buildings, pedestrians, and automobiles in background.
  • Date1935
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. On caption: "World Wide Photo." On verso: date inscribed: Oct 21/35. Grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Daily Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
  • SubjectTraffic circles -- New York (State) -- New York ; War memorials -- New York (State) -- New York ; Plazas -- New York (State) -- New York ; Cannons -- New York (State) [lctgm] ; Flagpoles -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Williamsburg (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: Memorials: Fountain at Bedford & Division Ave