Fall

Fall [Prospect Park West], ca. 1905, V1981.15.207, Ralph Irving Lloyd lantern slides, V1981.15; Brooklyn Historical Society

Last Thursday marked the first day of fall, and it happens to be my favorite time of year in Brooklyn. I love the autumnal colors, the crisp air, and the abundant apple varieties! With that in mind, the photo of the week is titled “Fall” and depicts the tree-lined sidewalk along the stone wall bordering Prospect Park West on a rainy day in autumn, around 1905. In the distance is a small group of people walking on the sidewalk. Last year, I featured a similar photograph titled “Summer” by the same photographer. Which one is your favorite?

This photograph comes from the Ralph Irving Lloyd lantern slides collection that comprises roughly 400 black-and-white lantern slides by Lloyd that depict 17^th, 18^th, and 19^th century houses, homesteads and street scenes of Brooklyn. Lloyd was a Brooklyn ophthalmologist by trade and an avid amateur photographer. To view more photographs from this collection, check out this gallery.

Interested in seeing more photos from BHS’s collection? Visit our online image gallery, which includes a selection of our images. Interested in seeing even more historic Brooklyn images? Visit our Brooklyn Visual Heritage website here. To search BHS’s entire collection of images, archives, maps, and special collections visit BHS’s Othmer Library Wed-Sat, 1:00-5:00 p.m. library@brooklynhistory.org