About This Item


  • TitleRectory & Church of Our Lady of Mercy
  • Call NumberCHUR_0649
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryFacade of Our Lady of Mercy and rectory (on left with man standing in doorway), Schermerhorn Street and Nevins Street, with pedestrian, fire hydrant, and van ("Peter Lesser") in right foreground, parked automobile and building materials in left foreground, and commercial/residential buildings on both sides.
  • Date1930
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 2, 1930; "Eagle photo." Title from inscription on verso. With image: "Caption slip": "[church] to be demolished because of the new subway."
  • CreatorBrooklyn daily eagle
  • SubjectOur Lady of Mercy Church ; Catholic church buildings [lctgm] ; Parsonages
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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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.