About This Item


  • Call NumberSCHL_1438
  • TitleP.S. 221
  • SummaryFacade of PS 221, a large, four-story, brick building located at 791 Empire Boulevard, with iron fence along front and two pedestrians, two trees, and two parked automobiles in foreground.
  • Date1940
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: Jan. 29/40. Retouched. Title from inscription on verso.
  • SubjectPublic School 221 (New York, N.Y.) ; Automobiles -- New York (State) -- New York ; Elementary school buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)East 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: Public: P.S. #221