P.S. 16

P.S. 16
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Title: P.S. 16
Description:

Caption: "One of the most famous schools in all the city is old P. S. 16, [157] Wilson St., [a large, three-story, brownstone building] between Lee and Bedford Aves., just over the Williamsburg border in Brooklyn. Known as the old Eastern District school. Built 1858 and added to in 1887, 1918 and 1924;" attached buildings on both sides, six women pedestrians on sidewalk, and parked automobile in far left foreground.

Date: 1946
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
More Details: On recto: "Public School 16, Brooklyn, 157 Wilson St., nr. Bedford Ave.; June 25, 1931" printed in white ink in lower left.
On verso: date stamped: Nov. 10, 1946.
On verso: "Used in Bushwick Historical Booklet, 1946."
Title from caption on verso.
Collection: Schools
Subject: Public School 16 (New York, N.Y.)
Automobiles
Elementary school buildings
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: SCHL 1266