About This Item


  • TitleS. Weiss Luncheonette
  • Call NumberHERZ_0480
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCloseup of Hasidic man, boy and girl standing on sidewalk in front of luncheonette in Williamsburg; sign over shop, "S. Weiss Ice Cream & Luncheonette; home cooking," "182" on store window; ads for Kent cigarettes and Pepsi on wall on far left, and ad for Veep under store window; man and children appear to be buying food through opening in store window.
  • Date1965
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genreadvertisementsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May, 1965; photographer's stamp. On verso: "Cor. Lee Ave." Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
  • SubjectAdvertisements [lctgm] ; Hasidim ; Restaurants ; Signs [lctgm]
  • CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Williamsburg (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.