About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_1397
  • TitleBigger than he is
  • SummaryCaption: "Bigger than he is--Jay Silverstone, 9, of 408 Georgia Ave., saws away on double bass which towers over him in Public School 174 [located at 574 Dumont Avenue] orchestra. At left is Marian Smilowitz, 9, of 327 Williams Ave."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: caption stamped: Mar. 23, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; "Eagle photo by Kruh." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorKruh, Johnny [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPublic School 174 (New York, N.Y.) ; Double bass -- New York (State) -- New York ; School children -- New York (State) -- New York ; Violoncello -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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. #174