About This Item

  • Call NumberMEMO_0120
  • TitleMargaret Beecher
  • SummaryWoman in winter coat, presumably a descendant of Henry Ward Beecher, standing on pedestal of Beecher statue by John Quincy Adams Ward on plaza before Brooklyn Borough Hall (not seen); buildings, billboards, storefronts, and elevated subway line on street (probably Adams Street or Court Street) in background.
  • Date1920
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 9 x 7 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from inscription on verso. On verso: date stamped: Dec 10/20; photographer's stamp: Underwood & Underwood. Retouched.
  • CreatorUnderwood & Underwood [photographer]
  • SubjectBeecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887 -- Statues ; Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887 -- Family ; Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 ; Sculpture -- 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
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • FolderFolder: Memorials: Henry Ward Beecher