About This Item


  • TitleSt. Matthias Church and school
  • Call NumberCHUR_1185
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryThree-story brick Roman Catholic church building, seen from left, at Catalpa and Woodward Avenues in Ridgewood, Queens; empty lot at left later occupied by new church building with large steeple, constructed in 1924-1926; utility poles and wires in foreground.
  • Date1909
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from inscription on verso. On verso: date stamped: Aug. 23, 1909; Brooklyn Daily Eagle stamp. Retouched.
  • CreatorBrooklyn daily eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
  • SubjectChurch buildings -- New York (State) -- New York ; School buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • PlaceQueens (New York, N.Y.)Ridgewood (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.