About This Item

  • Call Number2023.044.0002
  • SummaryA view from across the street of the Kvedaras family of 379 South 3rd Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on the morning of Sunday, August 19, 1945, after a block party celebrating the end of World War II. There are decorations on the outside of the buildings, including a couple of visilbe American flags, and a few strings of triangular flags hanging across the street. Inscribed in ink on back: "This is the way the street & houses across the street from us looked when all decorated. This was taken the morning after the block party, Sunday - August 19-1945."
  • Date1945
  • Physical Description1 photograph : black & white ; 3.5 x 2.5 inches
  • CreatorKvedaras family
  • CollectionKvedaras family photographs
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  • Cite AsKvedaras family photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatstill image
  • SubjectBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. ; World War, 1939-1945 -- New York (State) -- Kings County
  • PlaceWilliamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
  • Copyright OwnerKvedaras family
  • TitleView across the street on the morning after a block party celebrating the end of World War II, in Williamsburg.