Founding mother

Founding mother
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Title: Founding mother
Description:

Woman seated at table and dusting a book in library of housing project (Glenwood Houses) at or near 1660 Ralph Avenue; two piles of books on either side of her. Caption on verso: "Founding Mother: Chairman of the library committee is Mrs. Helen Jurow of 5817 Glenwood Road, shown above tidying up twin stacks of books. Her committee of 20 mothers gathered more than 1,300 books through a bazar and solicitations -- 'but we couldn't have succeeded without the wonderful co-operation of Sara Dolgin, the project manager, who supplied the furniture and repair work.'"

Date: 1951
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Flatlands (New York, N.Y.)
Creator: Brooklyn eagle.
More Details: On verso: date stamped: Sep. 9, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp.
Title from caption on verso.
Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
Collection: Housing
Subject: Books and reading
Libraries
Public housing
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
Rights: Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library.
ID: HOUS 0089