| Title: | As the twig is bent |
| Description: | Caption: "As the twig is bent--Until the Brownsville Boys Club was born in 1940, Brownsville gutters, ideal breeding ground for all kinds of gangs, including the infamous Murder, Inc., were the only play spaces for thousands of restless teenagers. Reuben Bennett, executive director, heads the social workers at the club." Image includes row of four-story attached residential buildings on both sides of street, several boys playing ball in the street, several pedestrians, and several parked automobiles. |
| Date: | 1953 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Brownsville (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| More Details: |
On verso: caption stamped: Nov. 29, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Social Welfare [4]
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| Subject: |
Automobiles [5] Boys [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: | SWEL 0035 |