About This Item


  • TitleThree sleepy people
  • Call NumberHOUS_0095
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryThree girls lying face down on cots in nursery school at housing project (Glenwood Houses) at or near 1660 Ralph Avenue; building blocks on shelves behind them. Caption on verso: "Three Sleepy People: At right, tired three-year-olds Diane Cohen, Naomi Louis and Rachel Edelson hit the sack for the rest period which is a part of each school session."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Jan. 20, 1952; photographer's stamp; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorKruh, Johnny
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectGirls -- New York (State) -- New York ; Nursery schools -- New York (State) -- New York ; Naps (Sleep) -- New York (State) -- New York ; Public housing -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Flatlands (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.