New school for borough

New school for borough
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Title: New school for borough
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Caption: "New school for borough--Breaking ground for new $1,987,645 Public School 255 at E. 17th St. near Avenue S yesterday are, left to right with shovels, Vito F. Lanza, vice president of the Board of Education; board member John M. Coleman [African American clergyman], who presided at ceremonies; Representative Edna F. Kelly and Maximilian Moss, president of the board. The modern building will accomodate 1,274 pupils in grades from kindergarten through 6B. It's the 21st new school to be built in borough since the end of World War II."

Date: 1951
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Gravesend (New York, N.Y.)
More Details: Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched.
On verso: date stamped: Oct. 30, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp.
Title from caption on verso.
Collection: Schools
Subject: Public School 255 (New York, N.Y.)
African American clergy
Ground breaking ceremonies
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: SCHL 1469