About This Item

  • Call NumberMEMO_0118
  • TitleBeecher statue in front of Borough Hall
  • SummaryStatue of Henry Ward Beecher by John Quincy Adams Ward on plaza before Brooklyn Borough Hall; elaborate floral wreaths on pedestal; background obscured by retouching.
  • Date1913
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 7 x 5 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from inscription on verso. On verso: date stamped: Jun 24 1913. Retouched.
  • SubjectBeecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887 -- Statues ; 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