Cite AsGeorge Bradford Brainerd photograph collection, Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
SummaryExcavation, possibly for foundation of post office building, at unknown location in Manhattan, possibly Washington Street; draft horses, wooden carts, and workers in excavation pit; observers standing at edge of pit, watching work below; rows of houses in background.
NoteTitle from typed label on verso. Collection owned jointly by Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Museum; original glass plate negatives held by Brooklyn Museum.