About This Item

  • Call NumberWORK_1041
  • TitleNatural gas for borough
  • SummaryCaption: "Natural gas for borough--Deputy Mayor Charles Horowitz, right, turns valve at 'holder station,' 65th St. and 9th Ave., releasing 'pure' natural gas into District 1 mains of Kings County Lighting Company. Looking on are Col. John J. Bennett, left, chairman of the City Planning Commission, and Andrew J. Gonnoud, president of the utility."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Jun[e] 5, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectGas companies -- Employees -- New York (State) -- New York ; Gasholders -- New York (State) -- New York ; Municipal officials and employees -- New York (State) -- New York ; Valves
  • 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: Utilities: Brooklyn Union Gas Company: General