About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_2224
  • TitleChair used by Judge Courtney
  • SummaryCaption: "William J. Brown (left), night watchman of Borough Hall, and James H. Fletcher, custodian, look over a chair used by Judge Courtney about 1865 in the first police court of the City of Brooklyn."
  • Date1940
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 9x 7in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteDate inscribed on verso: Jan. 11/40; on caption: "Eagle staff photo." Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • SubjectBrooklyn Borough Hall (New York, N.Y.) ; Chairs -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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: Borough Hall: Building: Interior: General