About This Item


  • TitleYoung boy holding basketball in Benson Playground park.
  • Call NumberGERH_0007
  • Cite AsRobert E. Gerhardt, Jr. photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryYoung Muslim basketball player in Benson Playground park next to the Muslim American Society mosque, 1933 Bath Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Other children in the background.
  • Date2011
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 16 x 20 inches
  • Genreblack-and-white photographs
  • NoteTitle devised by cataloger.
  • CreatorGerhardt, Robert E., Jr.
  • SubjectMuslims ; Muslim American Society ; Playgrounds
  • CollectionRobert E. Gerhardt, Jr. photograph collection
  • PlaceBath Beach (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (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.
  • Copyright OwnerGerhardt, Robert E., Jr.