About This Item


  • TitlePostal vehicles on display
  • Call NumberWORK_0809
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "Postal vehicles on display--Maurice Carriere, superintendent of motor service for the Brooklyn Post Office, shows new car to Postmaster Edward J. Quigley, center, and Assistant Postmaster Jeremiah O'Brien. Cars lined up are, left to right, supervisor's car of 1929, pickup vehicle of 1931, and three of the new cars."
  • Date1948
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: dates stamped: Apr. 21, 1948; on caption: "Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAutomobiles -- New York (State) -- New York ; Postal service -- Employees -- New York (State) -- New York ; Postal service -- New York (State) -- New York ; Trucks -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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.