| Title: | State, city, borough chiefs at housing site |
| Description: | Three public officials posing with shovels of dirt at groundbreaking ceremony for housing project at Rockaway, Stone, and Dumont Avenues; bystanders, policeman, and other officials in background. Caption on verso: "State, City, Borough Chiefs at Housing Site: Three notables lend a hand at breaking ground for Brownsville houses. Left to right: Governor Dewey, Mayor O'Dwyer and Borough President Cashmore." |
| Date: | 1946 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Brownsville (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
On verso: date stamped: Jun. 20, 1946; "Eagle Staff photo." Title from caption on verso. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. |
| Collection: | Housing [4]
|
| Subject: |
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971. [5] O'Dwyer, William, 1890-1964. [6] Cashmore, John, 1895-1961. [7] Ground breaking ceremonies [8] Public housing [9] Municipal officials and employees [10] |
| 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: | HOUS 0023 |