About This Item


  • TitleThe Brooklyn Cenotaph
  • Call NumberMEMO_0059
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryArchitectural rendering of unbuilt, monumental World War II cenotaph at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn Heights, showing allegorical sculpture of figure with outstretched arms.
  • Date[ca. 1946]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genrearchitectural drawings (visual works)gelatin silver printsphotographic printsrenderings (drawings)
  • NoteTitle from label on recto.
  • SubjectWar memorials -- New York (State) -- New York ; Sepulchral monuments -- New York (State) -- New York ; Unbuilt architectural projects -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn 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.