Title: | Building in distress |
Description: | Close-up view of dome and pediment of Kings County Courthouse (subsequently demolished), with upside down American flag atop pediment. Caption: "Building in Distress: Although the flag atop the Supreme Court Building on Joralemon St. shows the signal for distress at sea this morning, it was all just a mistake. Attendant explained flag was soaking wet from yesterday's rain and rolled into a ball when he raised it today. He discovered the error about an hour later and flag flew correctly the rest of the day . . . " |
Date: | 1951 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Downtown Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
More Details: |
Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Oct. 12, 1951; "Eagle Staff photo." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. |
Collection: | Government [4]
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Subject: |
Pediments [5] Courthouses [6] Domes [7] Flags [8] Lost architecture [9] |
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 0170 |
Links:
[1] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize/externals/e30a1310c7c8ac84f60755e67ca4e75d&ext=.jpg
[2] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Brooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[3] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Downtown+Brooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[4] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/collection/Government
[5] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/p/Pediments
[6] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/c/Courthouses
[7] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/d/Domes
[8] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/f/Flags
[9] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/l/Lost architecture