About This Item


  • Call Number2022.011.0001
  • SummaryEmpty sidewalk along Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights during the late 19th or early 20th century with a row of brownstones to the left, and the snow-covered street to the right. There are several trees along the sidewalk with a building visible at the end. There are two horse-drawn carriages in the distance on the street. Inscribed in pencil below photo: "Monroe Place." Photograph is mounted on 5 x 5 inch board pasted on 8.5 x 11.5 inch sheet of scrapbook paper.
  • Date[1880-1949?]
  • Physical Description1 photograph : black & white ; 3.25 x 3.25 inches
  • CreatorUnknown
  • CollectionCathie Gandel photographs
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  • Cite AsCathie Gandel photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatstill image
  • Genreblack-and-white photographs
  • SubjectBrownstone buildings--New York (State)--Kings County ; Architecture, Domestic--New York (State)--Kings County ; Churches--New York (State)--Kings County ; Street photography
  • PlaceBrooklyn 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.
  • Copyright OwnerUnknown
  • TitleEmpty sidewalk along Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights.