About This Item

  • Title[Swan on Central Park Lake]
  • Call NumberBRAI_0271
  • Cite AsGeorge Bradford Brainerd photograph collection, Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryIndistinct view of lone swan paddling on Central Park Lake before small island; silhouette of single building barely visible in distant background.
  • Date[187-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 7 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Collection owned jointly by Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Museum; original glass plate negatives held by Brooklyn Museum.
  • CreatorBrainerd, George Bradford, 1845-1887 [photographer]
  • SubjectParks -- New York (State) -- New York ; Lakes -- New York (State) -- New York ; Swans
  • CollectionGeorge Bradford Brainerd photograph collection
  • PlaceCentral Park (New York, N.Y.)New York (N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.