About This Item

  • Call NumberMEMO_0061
  • TitleGeneral view of Cadman Plaza as it would appear in the war memorial design submitted by Allan P. Snyder and Julian E. Michele
  • SummaryArchitectural rendering of unbuilt, monumental World War II cenotaph and war memorial at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn Heights; Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges and Manhattan skyline with Empire State Building in background.
  • Date1945
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 11 x 8 in.
  • Genrearchitectural drawings (visual works)gelatin silver printsphotographic printsrenderings (drawings)
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Jun. 1, 1945. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectWar memorials -- New York (State) -- New York ; Sepulchral monuments -- New York (State) -- New York ; Plazas -- New York (State) -- New York ; Unbuilt architectural projects -- New York (State) -- New York
  • 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
  • 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: Memorials: Brooklyn War Memorial: Proposals II