About This Item

  • TitleWashington Plaza
  • Call NumberNEIG_2059
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryAerial view. Washington Plaza at entrance to Williamsburg Bridge; trolley cars, tracks, wires, and kiosks in foreground; pedestrians throughout; trolley moving on elevated rails over bridge in center background; equestrian statue of George Washington, east tower of bridge, and Brooklyn skyline, including domes of Williamsburgh Savings Bank and Williamsburgh Trust Company, in background.
  • Date1923
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print: black & white, gelatin silver; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from inscription on verso. On verso: date inscribed: 1923. "3730" inscribed in black on bottom left of recto; right corners slightly torn.
  • SubjectPlazas ; Trolley cars ; Pavilions ; Domes ; Suspension bridges
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)Williamsburg Bridge (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.