About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_2036
  • TitleHuman beings eat here
  • SummaryCaption: "Human beings eat here--Despite a beam precariously lodged in the ceiling--the unrepaired remains of a fire in the 'rear house' at 159 Harrison Ave.--a couple uses this kitchen daily. Chief Assistant District Attorney Edward S. Silver (left) and Assistant District Attorney Joseph P. Hoey note the beam during an inspection tour yesterday which resulted in a borough-wide drive against such dwellings."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: May 12, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorGeller, Jules [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectKitchens ; Slums
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Williamsburg (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: Williamsburg: Housing: Interior