About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_1679
  • TitleThe little seamstress
  • SummaryCaption: "The little seamstress--Sydell Chalet, 7, attempts to thread a needle in arts and crafts class, but Sadie Johnson, 6, [with left index finger in mouth] concentrates just as hard on the task. Rag doll samples of the children's work [at PS 183, 76 Riverdale Avenue] are shown on the wall."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: caption stamped: Aug 29, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPublic School 183 (New York, N.Y.) ; School children -- New York (State) -- New York ; Sewing
  • 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: Schools: Public: P.S. #183