Where Brooklyn was born

Where Brooklyn was born
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Title: Where Brooklyn was born
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Caption: "Where Brooklyn was born--Deputy County Clerk James A. Kelly, borough historian, points out [on a large map] the Indian village which became the first white settlement in Brooklyn 300 years ago. Watching him are Edna Huntington, Long Island Historical Society librarian, and Guy DuVal, society president."

Date: 1946
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps.
Creator: Brooklyn eagle.
More Details: Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched.
On verso: date stamped: May 14, 1946; on caption: "Eagle staff photo."
Title from caption on verso.
Collection: Holidays
Subject: Anniversaries
Librarians
Municipal officials and employees
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
Portraits.
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: HOLI 0361