About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_2143
  • Title[Launching of ship at the Brooklyn Navy Yard]
  • SummaryView of large group of people at the Brooklyn Navy Yard watching the launching of a large ship, possibly the destroyer, Samuel Reid, in June, 1912. The image is not dated.
  • Date[1912?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 5 x 7 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger.
  • SubjectNew York Naval Shipyard ; Crowds -- New York (State) -- New York ; Destroyers (Warships) -- New York (State) -- New York ; Naval ceremonies, honors, and salutes -- New York (State) -- New York ; Ships -- New York (State) -- New York ; Spectators -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Waterfronts -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Navy Yard (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: Brooklyn Navy Yard: Celebrations & ceremonies