About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_0054
  • TitleLargest institution of higher learning
  • SummaryCaption: "Largest institution of higher learning in the borough is Brooklyn College, which boasts buildings of rare beauty. The classic Georgian lines of its architecture are prominent in this view of the Administration Building" [i.e. LaGuardia Hall, library, with clock tower].
  • Date1941
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 12 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Title from inscription on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn College ; Library buildings -- New York (State) -- New York ; Towers -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Flatbush (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: Schools: Adult: Brooklyn College: LaGuardia Hall (Library)