| Title: | Root and branch |
| Description: | Caption: "Root and branch--Chief Sanitation Inspector John Gleason directs three aides as they uproot a patch of marijuana near Fairfield Ave. Workers are, left to right, Howard Schaaf, John Tinyes, and Charles Friscia." Note: At the time of cataloging, Fairfield Avenue does not exist in Brooklyn. |
| Date: | 1951 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Canarsie (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
Grease pencil cropping marks. Stamped on verso: date: Jun[e] 24, 1951; "Brooklyn Eagle." Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Crime [4]
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| Subject: |
Marijuana [5] Sanitation workers [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: | CRIM 0006 |