Title: | Mighty Mo |
Description: | Studio portrait of boy painting model battleship; presumably publicity photo for Abraham & Straus department store on Fulton street. Caption: "MIGHTY MO, the U.S.S. Missouri, one of the most famous ships in American history, can now be reconstructed in every authentic detail by the model-boat fan. The easy-to-assemble parts, made for collectors and hobbyists by Revell, Inc., sell at $1.98." |
Date: | 1953 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] |
Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
More Details: |
Title derived from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Nov. 27, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched. |
Collection: | Department Stores [3]
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Subject: |
Abraham & Straus. [4] Boys [5] Toys [6] Ship models [7] |
Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. Portrait photographs. |
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: | DEPT 0032 |
Links:
[1] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize/externals/9139b9855f95a05d78a40222482bb8b4&ext=.jpg
[2] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Brooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[3] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/collection/Department+Stores
[4] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/a/Abraham %26 Straus.
[5] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/b/Boys
[6] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/t/Toys
[7] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/s/Ship models