About This Item


  • Call NumberBPL_1007
  • TitleMontague
  • SummaryInterior view of an unidentified African American man telling a story to a group of school children at the Montague Branch of Brooklyn Public Library located at 197 Montague Street. Built in 1867, the building became a branch library in 1903 and served as the system's main library. It closed in 1962 when the Brooklyn Heights Branch opened. The image is not dated.
  • Date[195-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 7 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteTitle from inscription on verso.
  • SubjectBrooklyn Public Library. Montague Branch ; African American men -- New York (State) -- New York ; Public libraries -- New York (State) -- New York ; Storytelling -- New York (State) -- New York
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn 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: Brooklyn Public Library: Branches: Montague: People