About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_1634
  • TitleMarket day
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (NEIG 1635), some of which may also be described in this new record; Caption (1634): "Market day--... The quaint scene on Blake Ave. where hundreds of pushcarts line the streets to display their wares to transient shoppers. Although this area of East New York has a predominantly Jewish population, the section as a whole is populated by 40 racial and religious groups ..." 1635 has no caption on verso.
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description2 photographic prints : black & white, gelatin silver
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteImages are identical except for size; 1634: 7 x 10 in; 1635: 8 x 10 in. On verso: 1634: date stamped: Feb. 25, 1951; on caption: "Eagle photo by Geller;" 1635: date stamped: Feb. 21, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso pf 1634.
  • CreatorGeller, Jules
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBusiness districts -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Markets -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)East New York (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: Markets: Pushcarts: Blake Avenue