About This Item

  • Call NumberGRDN_0081
  • TitleOld lazy-bones reforms
  • SummaryCaption: "Old lazy-bones reforms--Brooklyn Botanic Garden's agave victoriae reginae, which hasn't bloomed in 25 years, suddenly looks alive and sends its 12-foot stalk through conservatory roof. Pane of glass had to be removed to permit cactus plant's ascent. Mrs. Sylvia Katchor of 235 Tompkins Ave. holds up daughter, Linda, 3, to witness rare sight."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. Stamped on verso: date: Jul[y] 24, 1954; "Brooklyn Eagle." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Botanic Garden ; Cactus -- New York (State) -- New York ; Gardens -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Prospect Heights (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: Gardens: B'klyn Botanic: Flowers & plants: Cactus