About This Item

  • Call NumberGOVT_0136
  • TitleJoseph A. Guider, Municipal Bldg
  • SummaryBorough president Joseph A. Guider (in overcoat) applying trowel to mortar of Municipal Building in downtown Brooklyn, apparently at laying of cornerstone ceremony; large winches or pulleys with ropes behind him.
  • Date1925
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 9 x 7 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from inscription on verso. On verso: date inscribed: April 29/25; Pacific & Atlantic Photos stamp. Retouched.
  • CreatorPacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc.
  • SubjectCornerstone laying -- New York (State) -- New York ; Municipal buildings -- New York (State) -- New York ; Public officers -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Downtown Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • FolderFolder: Government: Judiciary: Municipal Buildings