Title: | More Brooklyn housing |
Description: | Brooklyn Borough President John Cashmore (holding trowell) and two other dignitaries about to place cornerstone inscribed "1949" in brick wall of housing project in Flatlands. Caption on verso: "More Brooklyn Housing: Shown at cornerstone-laying ceremonies today at the 1,188-family Glenwood Houses, Ralph Ave. and E. 76th St., are, left to right, City Housing Authority Chairman Thomas F. Farrell, Borough President Cashmore and Authority Vice Chairman John S. Parke." |
Date: | 1949 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Flatlands (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
More Details: |
On verso: date stamped: Jul. 14, 1949; "Eagle Staff photo." Title from caption on verso. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. |
Collection: | Housing [4]
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Subject: |
Cashmore, John, 1895-1961. [5] Cornerstone laying [6] Municipal officials and employees [7] Public housing [8] |
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 0086 |
Links:
[1] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize/externals/011061044bbbfaa75a11187550f89059&ext=.jpg
[2] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Brooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[3] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Flatlands+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[4] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/collection/Housing
[5] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/c/Cashmore, John, 1895-1961.
[6] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/c/Cornerstone laying
[7] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/m/Municipal officials and employees
[8] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/p/Public housing