About This Item

  • TitleThe site of the Old Cortelyou House
  • Call NumberNEIG_1306
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryClose-up view of a plaque on a stone building commemorating the Old Cortelyou House: "The site of the Old Cortelyou House on the battle-field of Long Island. Here on the 27th of August 1776--two hundred and fifty out of four hundred brave Maryland soldiers under the command of Lord Stirling were killed in combat with British troops under Lord Cornwallis"; battle scene depicted on plaque, and two flags, one with a cannon and one with a drum, are on either side of title of inscription.
  • Date[194-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 9 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from inscription on plaque.
  • SubjectPlaques [lctgm] ; Historic buildings ; Battles
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceGowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.)Park Slope (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.