About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_2472
  • TitleGet a horse
  • SummaryTwo men pushing car through sand-filled street in Mill Basin; three-story houses in background. Caption: "Get a horse -- Bogged down in sand fill over pitted road on Mill Ave. between Avenue T and Avenue U, a motorist enlists aid to get his car to firmer ground. Street and adjoining sidewalks had tons of dirt poured on to lift level of thoroughfare. Local residents have been told the street will not be paved for a year."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print: black & white, gelatin silver; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 6, 1952. Title from caption on verso. On caption: "Eagle Staff Photo." Retouched.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAutomobiles ; Streets ; Dirt roads
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Mill Basin (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: Mill Basin: Neighborhoods