About This Item

  • TitleThe reformed ferryboat
  • Call NumberTRAN_0383
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "The reformed ferryboat--The old ferryboat, Brooklyn, taken out of service years ago, now revamped and placed into the service of the Coast Guard. Tied up at Pier 32, Brooklyn, it is used to give 1,400 Coast Guardsmen engineering training in its engine room and carpenter mates in the superstructure."
  • Date1943
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Mar. 7, 1943; "Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectFerries -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.