About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_2311
  • TitleAlmost mist it
  • SummarySection of Borough Hall area of Downtown Brooklyn with retail shop ("A. Schulte Cigars"), street lights, street signs (legible one is Myrtle Ave.), and subway entrance in left foreground, several pedestrians, bus, office building in foggy background, statue on pedestal on far right, and intersecting streets. Caption: "Almost mist it--After a bit of searching, a Brooklyn Eagle photographer finally found borough Hall looking out of the fog. Odd effect greeted Brooklynites on their way to work this morning as the heavy fog began to lift."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso; date stamped: Jan. 26, 1950. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBuses ; Fog ; Pedestrians ; Streets
  • 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: Downtown Brooklyn: Neighborhoods: Borough Hall