About This Item


  • TitleBrooklyn Tabernacle
  • Call NumberWILC_0085
  • Cite AsJulius Wilcox photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryInterior view of Central Presbyterian Church located at the intersection of Marcy Avenue and Jefferson Avenue. Image shows portion of sanctuary, rostrum, and organ pipes. Also known as the Tabernacle, its pastor was Thomas De Witt Talmage from 1869 to 1894.
  • Date1892
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 5 x 7 in.
  • Genrecyanotypes (photographic prints)photographic prints
  • NoteDate from WILC 0017, title page of photograph album containing original images. Original cyanotype image has number: 103b. Title from inscription below image on recto.
  • CreatorWilcox, Julius
  • SubjectCentral Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.) ; Organ pipes ; Organ (Musical instrument) -- New York (State) -- New York ; Presbyterian church buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionJulius Wilcox photograph collection
  • PlaceNew York (N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.