About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_1140
  • TitleFestive lights in Bay Ridge
  • SummaryThree men and one woman standing on street decorated with Christmas lights; two parked automobiles and commercial/residential buildings on far left. Caption: "Festive lights in Bay Ridge--Delegation from Fifth Avenue Association [of] Bay Ridge presides over throwing of electric light switch at 7715 5th Ave. wh[ich] gaily lights up 5th Ave. from 69th to 85th Sts. the festive lighting will remain through New Year's Eve. Left to right, Jannecke Hansen, Bernard Kafka, Neil Johnson and Irving W. Goodside."
  • Date1954
  • 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: Nov. 26, 1954; Brooklyn eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorGeller, Jules [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectFifth Avenue Association of Bay Ridge ; Christmas decorations ; Holiday decorations
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBay Ridge (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (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: Bay Ridge: 5th Avenue