TitleKings County Courthouse in process of being "patched"
Call NumberGOVT_0181
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (GOVT 0179, GOVT 0178, GOVT 0180, GOVT 0182), some of which may also be described in this new record; Views of domed, neo-classical courthouse on Joralemon and Fulton Streets (subsequently demolished) undergoing renovation; 0178 (7 x 5 in.) shows empty interior through window placements, perhaps at rear of building; 0179 (7 x 5 in.) shows wall fresco in architectural niche, perhaps at rear or side of building; 0180 (5 x 7 in.) shows dome from behind, with Germania Savings Bank building (subsequently demolished) in left background; 0181 (5 x 7 in.) shows courthouse in aerial view from right, with scaffolding on roof behind dome, and vacant lot in foreground; 0182 (8 x 5 in.) shows rear and side of building, with one prominent Ionic column and worker with wheelbarrow at left; construction debris and material throughout.
NoteTitle from inscription on verso of 0180. On versos of 0178-1080: date stamped: Sep. 1, 1917.
SubjectCourthouses -- New York (State) -- New York ; Domes -- New York (State) -- New York ; Lost architecture -- New York (State) -- New York ; Mural painting and decoration -- New York (State) -- New York ; Building construction -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]