About This Item

  • Call NumberBRAI_0276
  • Title[Central Park Arsenal and zoo]
  • SummaryLong view of Central Park Arsenal framing portion of zoo; in foreground elephants, llama, and camels in enclosures, watched by crowds; large, cottage-like zoo building at right, with rows of cages in front.
  • Date[187-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 7 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Collection owned jointly by Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Museum; original glass plate negatives held by Brooklyn Museum.
  • CreatorBrainerd, George Bradford, 1845-1887 [photographer]
  • SubjectArsenals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Parks -- New York (State) -- New York ; Zoos -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionGeorge Bradford Brainerd photograph collection
  • PlaceCentral Park (New York, N.Y.)New York (N.Y.)
  • Cite AsGeorge Bradford Brainerd photograph collection, Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.