SummaryClose-up, interior view of the opening of a time capsule at the Montague Branch of Brooklyn Public Library located at 197 Montague Street. Pictured are Henry J. Davenport, library trustee, on left, holding an inscribed trowel, Francis R. St. John, library director, on right, holding an open book, and an unidentified man in the center. Built in 1867, the building became a branch library in 1903 and served as the system's main library. It closed in 1962 when the Brooklyn Heights Branch opened.
SubjectDavenport, Henry Joralemon, 1880-1960 ; St. John, Francis R ; Brooklyn Public Library. Montague Branch ; Library administrators -- New York (State) -- New York ; Library trustees -- New York (State) -- New York ; Public libraries -- New York (State) -- New York ; Spades -- New York (State) -- New York ; Time capsules -- New York (State) -- New York
Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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