About This Item

  • TitleNew school starts
  • Call NumberSCHL_1216
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "New school starts--Ar ground-breaking ceremonies yesterday for P. S. 240 (Andries Hudde Junior High School), E. 29th St. and Ave. K, left to right [all holding earth-filled shovels], Maximilan Moss, president of Board of Education; Joseph Reich, secretary to borough president; Nathaniel Kaplan, secretary of the Board of Education; Dr. George F. Pigott Jr., associate and acting superintendent of schools, and the Rev. John M. Coleman, [African American] Brooklyn member of the Board of Education. ..."
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Aug. 17, 1949; "Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAndries Hudde Junior High School (New York, N.Y.) ; African American clergy -- New York (State) -- New York ; Ground breaking ceremonies -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Shovels -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Flatbush (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.