| Title: | Corner stone of the new Central Courts Bldg., State & Schermerhorn Sts. |
| Description: | Six men standing on platform in front of newly erected Central Courts Building for laying of cornerstone; behind them large slabe inscribed "THIS STONE WAS SET BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN"; two other men at side of platform, one of them holding cornerstone; recto has number for each man on platfrom, identified as: (1) Peter J. Collins (2) Frank [Collins], architects (3) Boro Pres. Hesterberg (4) Wm Kennedy Jr, Builder (5) Public Works Com. Peter A. Carey (6) Dept. of Bldgs John P. Flanagan |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| More Details: |
Title from inscription on verso of GOVT 0055. Grease pencil cropping marks. |
| Collection: | Government [4]
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| Subject: |
Courthouses [5] Cornerstone laying [6] |
| 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: | GOVT 0034 |