About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_2206
  • TitleChristmas tree at Borough Hall
  • SummaryCaption: "A bit of a helping hand to Santa Claus is lent by Edward Kowalski and Louis Barbrie as they undertake the somewhat monumental task of hanging gay decorations on the huge Christmas tree at Borough Hall. ..."
  • Date1939
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteDate inscribed on verso: Dec. 15/39. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectChristmas trees -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Downtown Brooklyn (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: Borough Hall: Building: Christmas tree: Decorating