About This Item


  • TitlePier 1 as seen from promenade
  • Call NumberHERZ_0320
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryAerial view of Pier 1 (sign on left side: "[Bro]oklyn Port Authority Piers;" on right side: "Orient Overseas Line") on Brooklyn waterfront taken from promenade in Brooklyn Heights with seven parked automobiles, several piles of boxed cargo, small dumpster, and street light in foreground and portions of East River, two freighters, and Manhattan skyline in background.
  • Date1968
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: May, 1968; photographer's stamp. Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
  • SubjectNew York Naval Shipyard ; Automobiles ; Cityscapes [lctgm] ; Piers ; Skyscrapers ; Waterfronts
  • CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
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  • 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.