About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_1221
  • TitleA junior high school for Brownsville
  • SummaryCaption: "A junior high school for Brownsville--Mrs. Emma Marcus, center, turns the first spadeful of earth for the David Marcus [later renamed Esther Clarke Hunter] Junior High School, Sutter Ave. and Chester St., named for her late husband, Col. David Marcus, Brownsville war hero. Participating in the ceremonies are, left to right, Dr. George Richmond, chairman of the local school board; Dr. William Jansen, superintendent of schools; Mrs. Marcus, Issaac Daniel Unna, vice consul of Israel in New York; the Rev. John M. Coleman and Arthur Levitt, Brooklyn members of the Board of Education; Abe Stark, City Council president, and Mrs. Clara Tabb of the Brownsville Neighborhood Health and Welfare Council;" large sign, "Junior High School 263 ..." in background.
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Jan 21, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectJunior High School 263 (New York, N.Y.) ; Ground breaking ceremonies -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Signs and signboards -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brownsville (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: Schools: Public: J.H.S. #263