About This Item


  • Call NumberTRAN_0038
  • Title[Brooklyn Bridge trolley]
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (TRAN 0043, TRAN 0039, TRAN 0040, TRAN 0041, TRAN 0037, TRAN 0036, TRAN 0044, TRAN 0045), some of which may also be described in this new record; Nine views, in two different sizes, of trolley cars crossing, or preparing to cross, the Brooklyn Bridge. 0036, 0038, 0039, and 0041 include moving and parked automobiles; 0043 and 0044 include passengers waiting to board trolley. Three of the images are not dated.
  • Date1938-1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description9 photographic prints : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • Note0036: 5 x 10 in; 0037: 7 x 10 in. 0036 and 0038 are identical and 0039 and 0041 are identical. Title supplied by cataloger.
  • SubjectAutomobiles -- New York (State) -- New York ; Commuters -- New York (State) -- New York ; Passengers -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Trolley cars -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn Bridge (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: Trolleys: Runs: Brooklyn Bridge