About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_1232
  • TitleBirdeye view of Boro Hall
  • SummaryAerial view of Borough Hall at intersection of Court Street and Remsen Street with several parked automobiles, several pedestrians, and two trolley cars.
  • Date1917
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 6 in.
  • Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Nov. 13, 1917; Eagle stamp. On verso: "Court & Remsen bld; birdeye view of Boro Hall & Court Street from roof of new skyscraper." Retouched. Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn daily eagle
  • SubjectMunicipal buildings
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Heights (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: Brooklyn Heights: Court Street