About This Item

  • Title[Equestrian statue of Ulysses S. Grant seen against movie theater]
  • Call NumberMEMO_0104
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryEquestrian state of Ulysses S. Grant by William Ordway Partridge on pedestal at Grant Square in Crown Heights, seen in profile in early morning light against portion of Loews Bedford Theater; billboard on sign of theater (partially visible) announcing screening of "Du Barry Was a Lady" starring Red Skelton and Lucille Ball.
  • Date[1943?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. On verso: date stamped: Oct 11 1943.
  • CreatorPartridge, William Ordway, 1861-1930
  • SubjectGrant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Statues ; Partridge, William Ordway, 1861-1930 ; Equestrian statues -- New York (State) -- New York ; Motion picture theaters -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Crown Heights (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.