About This Item

  • Call NumberMILI_0007
  • SummaryPhotograph taken at demonstration against school busing to integrate John Wilson Junior High School, IS 211, at Avenue J and 100th Street in Canarsie. Police officer standing on a street corner.
  • Date1972-10
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, TIFF, black and white
  • CreatorMilito, Sebastian
  • CollectionSebastian Milito photograph collection
  • Cite AsSebastian Milito photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatstill image
  • Genreblack-and-white photographs
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger.
  • SubjectSchool integration ; Demonstrations ; John Wilson IS 211 (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) ; Police--New York (State)--New York
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Canarsie (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCarmen Milito owns all rights, title and interest in this photograph by Sebastian Milito. For more information contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • Copyright OwnerMilito , Carmen
  • TitlePolice officer standing on a street corner.
  • Biographical NoteSebastian Milito (1943-2022) was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began his career in 1960’s in New York City where attended NYU, The School of Visual Arts and The New School. He worked as a photojournalist, producer, director, and writer of documentaries for news programs. In the 1980s he moved to Los Angeles where he worked in set construction for TV and feature films.