About This Item

  • TitleVentilated by vandal
  • Call NumberCRIM_0173
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryTwo men in room with large ceiling, one pointing to ceiling; chalk board ("LAST DAYS TO SIGN FOR WELFARE IF YOU DON'T SIGN YOU'RE OUT!") on wall at left. Caption: "VENTILATED BY VANDAL: Robert Durkin, a member of Local 808, International Longshoremen's Association, and William J. Noonan, right, secretary-treasurer of the local, inspect the front of 808's headquarters at 5012 3d Ave. Window was broken as the result of early-morning vandalism. . . ."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Apr. 11, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; "Eagle staff photo by Lambert." Grease pencil cropping marks; small portion of left bottom corner missing.
  • CreatorLambert, Al
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectVandalism -- New York (State) -- New York ; Labor union members -- New York (State) -- New York ; Crime -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Sunset Park (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.