About This Item


  • Call NumberSMTH_0006
  • Title[Smith St. northeast to President St. (sidewalk)]
  • SummarySurveyor's image showing Smith Street intersected by President Street at left; blurred figure (back to camera) crossing intersection; empty storefront with "To Let" sign in window at intersection; sign above door in Norwegian ("Kveldsro Kaffistova) in brick building at left; portion of park border in left foreground; cobblestone with street car tracks at right; surveyor's sign reading "STA 43+00" on sidewalk.
  • Date1928
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn recto: date inscribed: 4-17-28. Title from Brooklyn Public Library accession record.
  • SubjectStreets -- New York (State) -- New York ; Surveying -- New York (State) -- New York
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Carroll Gardens (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsSmith and Jay Street collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • FolderFolder: Smith & Jay Streets: Prints