About This Item


  • Call NumberSCHL_1353
  • TitleOld PS 121
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (SCHL 1354), some of which may also be described in this new record; Facade of PS 121, a small, one-story, wood-frame building with shuttered windows, located at East 5th Street and Avenue C, with nine school children and teacher standing on front steps, one tree in foreground, and two trees and wheeled vehicle in far left background. Note: At the time of cataloging, PS 121 is located at 5301 20th Avenue in Bensonhurst.
  • Date1930
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description2 photographic prints : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteDate inscribed on verso of 1353: May 18/30. Images are identical, but 1353 is cropped into an oval shape, 5 x 6 in. On recto of 1354: "Public School 121, Brooklyn, E. 5 St. & Ave C" printed in white in lower left corner. Not completely legible. Title from inscription on verso of 1354.
  • SubjectPublic School 121 (New York, N.Y.) ; Elementary school buildings -- New York (State) -- New York ; School children -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Flatbush (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: Schools: Public: P.S. #121