About This Item


  • Call NumberCLUB_0142
  • TitleStudy local improvement
  • SummaryCaption: "Study local improvement--Vito P. Battista, left, president of Brooklyn Chapter, American Institute of Architects, which recently sponsored a contest for 'A Civic Group in a Local Neighborhood,' is greeted by officers of the Bushwick Real Estate Board after presenting them with winning designs in the contest. Edward Ford, center, board president, announced that his group has adopted a basic program for redevelopment of the Bushwick area by co-ordinated design and construction of public buildings there, Peter Norrito, a director of Bushwick Hospital, looks on."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteStamped on verso: date: Jun[e] 27, 1951; "Brooklyn Eagle." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAmerican Institute of Architects ; Architects -- New York (State) -- New York ; Civic improvement -- New York (State) -- New York ; Real estate agents -- 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: Clubs: Professional: I