About This Item

  • Call NumberTRAN_0200
  • TitleRush hour panic
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (TRAN 0201, TRAN 0199), some of which may also be described in this new record; Caption (0199): "Bewildered and frightened Sophie Roman, 42, of 6505 16th Ave., is taken [by two fireman] from Sea Beach Express that caught fire on Manhattan Bridge. 0200: Police lead pretty redhead Marsha Balber, 18, of 11737 62d St., across tracks ..." 0201: "Passengers ... grin through car windows that were smashed in panic following fire caused by short circuit."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description3 photographic prints : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 6 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • Note0201: 7 x 9 in. On verso: date stamped: Apr. 2, 1952. Retouched. Title from caption on verso of 0199.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectFire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York ; Police -- New York (State) -- New York ; Subways -- Accidents -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceNew 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: Subways: Accidents