About This Item

  • Call NumberCRIM_0172
  • TitleThieves' port of entry
  • SummaryMan in suit standing on ladder (not seen) to look at hole in wall above rack of clothes. Caption: "THIEVES' PORT OF ENTRY: Al Bass, manager of Borough Park store in Crawford Clothes chain, examines hole in wall of store at 13th Ave. and 45th St. where thieves entered over weekend. After breaking through roof, they cut hole in wall."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: May 14, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; "Eagle staff photo by Lambert." Grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorLambert, Al
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectVandalism -- New York (State) -- New York ; Robbery -- New York (State) -- New York ; Businessmen -- New York (State) -- New York ; Victims of crimes -- New York (State) -- New York ; Crime -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBorough Park (New York, N.Y.)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: Crime: Vandalism