POTW: Coney Island Boardwalk
It's officially summer time so today's Photo of the Week is brought to you by the Edgar E Rutter collection. It is an 8 x 10 print that shows the exterior view of Coney Island beach and the boardwalk under construction. Image includes a portion of the amusement park in the distant background. Inscription reads: "General view looking east from Steeplechase Pier."Edgar E. Rutter served as the official photographer for the borough of Brooklyn in the early 20th century. The photographs in this collection are almost exclusively from his work in that capacity, although some photographs are from the…
Dipping into the Collection: Thall and Lopez family papers and photographs
For this month's blog post we thought we might take a peek into the collection, looking at the Thall and Lopez family papers and photographs. The collection consists of documents, ephemera, and photographs related to several generations of the Thall and Lopez families of Canarsie, Brooklyn. Included in the collection are letters, photographs, account ledgers, blue prints, wills, deeds, stock certificates, Civil War infantry manual, Civil War currency, notes, newspaper clippings, electrification contracts, and assorted legal documents. It’s an interesting look at a family that has lived in…
Happy Black History Month
From the Vault: Ruby's Bar
This From the Vault post was originally written by Julie May and published on May 13, 2013 by the Brooklyn Historical Society. To see the latest Photo of the Week entries, visit the Brooklynology blog home, or subscribe to our Center for Brooklyn History newsletter. This Photo of the Week was originally written and published by the Brooklyn Historical Society, so some terms and links may be out of date. To see the latest Photo of the Week entries, visit the Brooklynology blog home, or subscribe to the Center for Brooklyn History…
Prospect Park Zoo
Telephone Booth: From the Vaults
When Disco Was King
Eugenie Fribourg: Nearly 99 Years in Brooklyn
May is Jewish American Heritage Month and to celebrate I thought we could take a closer look at the Eugenie Fribourg Family Photographs and Ephemera Collection. It is comprised of materials relating to and documenting the family and professional life of Eugenie Merzbach Fribourg, a Jewish-American Brooklynite whose life spanned nearly the entire 20th century. She was born in 1908 and died in 2007, just weeks before her 99th birthday and the vast majority of her life was spent in Brooklyn.
The Shot Heard Round the World
Soup Season: The Syrian-Jewish Edition
Brooklyn Theater Fire: The Musical!
The Elephantine Colossus
Jacob Mann Photographs
Kindergarten Class at Fort Greene Park
Jamel Shabazz's Portrait of Louis Reyes Rivera
The Evolution of Thought: Work by Lucille Fornasieri Gold
Eubie Blake and the Legitimization of the Black Musical
Hell's Gate Explosion
The Restoration of Endale Arch
A (Maybe) Brooklyn Haunting for Spooky Season
Pagination
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