About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_0283
  • Title[Brownsville kitchens]
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (NEIG 0281), some of which may also be described in this new record; Caption (0281): "Equipped with modern refrigerator and sink, this kitchen would serve admirably if it only had a wall. Condition of this room is typical of many Brownsville houses ..." Image includes African American woman washing plate at sink and radio on top of refrigerator. 0283: "This [African American] Brownsville mother [holding baby] boils water from tub which she is forced to keep under stove ... Water from heater leaks into oil pipes and runs through stove to kitchen floor."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description2 photographic prints : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • Note0281: 10 x 8 in.; on verso: date stamped: Nov. 20, 1952; "Fox" stamp. 0283: on verso: date stamped: Nov. 19, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched. Title supplied by cataloger.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAfrican American children -- New York (State) -- New York ; African American women -- New York (State) -- New York ; Kitchens -- New York (State) -- New York ; Radios [lctgm] ; Refrigerators -- New York (State) -- New York ; Stoves -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brownsville (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: Brownsville: Housing