About This Item

  • Call NumberWORK_0092
  • TitleFounder
  • SummaryCaption: "Founder--Sculptor William Westcott puts finishing touches on plaster cast for bronze statue of the late Irving T. Bush, who founded Bush Terminal in 1902. Statue will be mounted in special niche in front of administration building at 43d St. Dedication is scheduled for May 23. Bush's idea to bring ships and railroad cars directly to manufacturers and shippers has led to huge industrial empire including 120 separate buildings and world's largerst pier."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSculptors -- New York (State) -- New York ; Statues -- 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: bush Terminal: Dedication: Irving T. Bush