[Courthouse under scaffolding] - Digital Collections

Call NumberGOVT_0101
Title[Courthouse under scaffolding]
SummaryView of building (no longer extant) with classical portico and peaked roofs under heavy scaffolding; large elevated sign behind building reads (backwards) "FOX." Caption on verso: "The dingy old Family Court at 327 Schermerhorn St. is hiding behind an intricate screen of scaffolding these days, while workmen are engaged in brightening it up and repairing the worn places."
Date1935
Formatstill image
Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. On verso: date inscribed: Sept. 19/35; "Wide World Photos." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
CreatorWide World Photos, Inc.
Publisher[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
SubjectMunicipal buildings -- New York (State) -- New York ; Courthouses -- New York (State) -- New York ; Scaffolding -- New York (State) -- New York ; Lost architecture -- New York (State) -- New York
CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Downtown Brooklyn (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: Government: Judiciary: Domestic Relations