About This Item

  • Call NumberHOUS_0092
  • TitleNever too young
  • SummaryNine children standing in line outside building with sign reading "Social Center" at housing project (Glenwood Houses) at or near 1660 Ralph Avenue. Caption on verso: "Never Too Young: Glenwood mothers planned their library shelves to cater to the literary whims of 1,000 project youngsters ranging from 4 to 16. The above lineup of eager faces was a steady sight outside the entrance last week as more than 200 children applied for registration and received cards. The new library will be open Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Sep. 9, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectChildren -- New York (State) -- New York ; Public housing -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Flatlands (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: Housing: Glenwood Houses