About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_0271
  • TitleUniversity of the future
  • SummaryCaption: "University of the future--An architect's sketch [aerial view] of the proposed St. John's University campus to be built on a 100-acre site at Hillcrest, Near Jamaica. The plan provides for a stadium and athletic field (shown in foreground), dormitories, a faculty residence and administration building, a classroom and library building, a hall of science and a combination auditorium and gymnasium."
  • Date1945
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genrearchitectural drawings (visual works)gelatin silver printsphotographic printsrenderings (drawings)
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: Jun[e] 3, 1945. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSt. John's University (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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: Adult: St. John's University: Buildings