Scene of misplaced foundation
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| Title: | Scene of misplaced foundation |
| Description: | Aerial view of construction site for housing project at Rockaway, Stone, and Dumont Avenues; workers in raincoats on second floor of building in foreground; steam shovel lowering equipment to them; prominent neo-classical building amid smaller buildings in background. Caption on verso: "Scene of Misplaced Foundation: This is a general view of the $13,298,000 Brownsville Housing Project." |
| Date: | 1946 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Brownsville (New York, N.Y.) |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
On verso: date stamped: Dec. 13, 1946; "Eagle Staff photo." Title from caption on verso. Grease pencil cropping marks. |
| Collection: | Housing
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| Subject: |
Building construction Public housing |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. Aerial views. |
| 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 0025 |
