About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_1272
  • TitleP.S. 17
  • SummaryCaption: "Old P. S. 17, Driggs Ave., North 4th and North 5th Sts. and Roebling St., was built in 1862. Here, in 1942, was celebrated the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the New York City Board of Education. ..;" iron fence along front, street light in right foreground, and house in right background.
  • Date1946
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 6 x 7 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteCropped: approximately half of the original image appears to be missing. On verso: date stamped: Nov. 10, 1946. On verso: "Used in Bushwick Historical Booklet, 1946." Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPublic School 17 (New York, N.Y.) ; Elementary school buildings -- New York (State) -- New York ; Street lights -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Bushwick (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: Schools: Public: P.S. #17