| Title: | Dome lifting |
| Description: | Aerial view from left of scaffolding covering dome of neo-classical Kings County Courthouse on Joralemon and Fulton Streets (subsequently demolished); partial view of facade, showing rusticated base and second floor porch with Corinthian columns upholding pediment. Caption: "Dome Lifting: As soon as fabrication of metal plates, etc., has been completed, workmen will swarm over this scaffolding to strengthen and beautify the dome of the antiquated Supreme Court Building . . . " |
| Date: | 1941 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Downtown Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Aug. 14, 1941; "Eagle Staff photo." Grease pencil cropping marks. |
| Collection: | Government [4]
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| Subject: |
Scaffolding [5] Courthouses [6] Domes [7] Lost architecture [8] |
| 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: | GOVT 0188 |