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  • Call NumberOSOS_0530
  • TitleSunset Park Restoration Committee Brochure.
  • SummarySunset Park Restoration Committee Brochure with illustrations describing the neighborhood in present times, pre-colonial and Dutch eras emphasizing the cultural diversity of the neighborhood. Page 6 includes a crossword puzzle and statement of responsibility: "Brochure produced by the Sunset Park Restoration Committee in conjunction with the 1981 BECA Block Voucher Program, supported jointly by The Ford Foundation and funding received by The Brooklyn Educational and Cultural Alliance from the New York State Legistlature administered by The New York State Eduation Department. Brochure Committee: Maureen Cullen, Harvey Catchen, Laura Kastin, David Kastin, Illustrations by Maureen Cullen." Brochure is printed in blue ink on blue paper.
  • Date1981
  • Formattext
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, PDF, black-and-white
  • Genrebrochures
  • NoteTitle from brochure. Date from brochure. Original document, [dimensions unknown], digitized on March 5, 2016 as a TIFF. Donated for capture by Alice Walsh at Green-Wood Cemetery. Collected through the Our Streets, Our Stories community heritage project, a part of the Culture in Transit grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Knight News Challenge.
  • CreatorSunset Park Restoration Committee
  • SubjectCommunity development, Urban ; Local History
  • CollectionOur Streets, Our Stories collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Sunset Park (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is covered by a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 license. Users are free to share and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes as long as appropriate credit is given to the source and new material created with this work is shared under the same conditions.