About This Item

  • Call NumberHOUS_0090
  • TitleTrying 'em out for size
  • SummaryWoman standing at table around which ten children are seated in library of housing project (Glenwood Houses) at or near 1660 Ralph Avenue. Caption on verso: "Trying 'Em Out For Size: What was once a pipe-scarred and gloomy teachers' rest room for a nearby school annex has been transformed into a cheerful, well-lighted reading room, thanks to the combined efforts of the city project's management and the Glenwood Parents Organization. Showing a group of youngsters, above, how they'll be able to enjoy the new facility, come Thursday, is Mrs. Adele Beck of 5808 Farragut Road."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Sep. 10, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBooks and reading -- New York (State) -- New York ; Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York ; Public housing -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Flatlands (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: Housing: Glenwood Houses