About This Item


  • Call NumberSCHL_1471
  • TitleP.S. 259
  • SummaryFacade of PS 259, a large, four-story, masonry building with iron fence along front and side, possibly in New Utrecht, with utility pole, mailbox, fire hydrant, traffic light, two large trees, five parked automobiles, and intersecting streets in foreground. Note: There is no evidence that PS 259 exists at the time of cataloging.
  • Date[193-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 6 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: "New Utrecht." Title from inscription on verso.
  • SubjectPublic School 259 (New York, N.Y.) ; Automobiles -- New York (State) -- New York ; Elementary school buildings -- New York (State) -- New York ; Utility poles -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • 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: Schools: Public: P.S. #259