About This Item

  • Call NumberMEMO_0066
  • TitleSuggested design for a Brooklyn War Memorial
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (MEMO 0045), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two identical architectural renderings of unbuilt, monumental cenotaph and World War II memorial at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn Heights, seen against East River and Manhattan skyline (left); smaller rendering at upper right showing family before diorama of New York Harbor ("Typical Diorama In Exhibits Building"); label at bottom right reads, "Suggested Design For A Brooklyn War Memorial, Brooklyn Eagle Prize Contest, March 1945."
  • Date1945
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description2 photographic prints : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genrearchitectural drawings (visual works)gelatin silver printsphotographic printsrenderings (drawings)
  • NoteTitle from label on recto. On recto: date printed: March 1945.
  • SubjectWar memorials -- New York (State) -- New York ; Sepulchral monuments -- New York (State) -- New York ; Plazas -- New York (State) -- New York ; Unbuilt architectural projects -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Heights (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: Memorials: Brooklyn War Memorial: Proposals II