About This Item


  • TitleBrooklyn piers
  • Call NumberHERZ_0317
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryAerial view of Pier 2 on Brooklyn waterfront (sign on left side: "Brooklyn Port Authority Piers;" on right side: "Meyer Line") taken from promenade in Brooklyn Heights with portions of East River, one freighter, and Manhattan skyline in background.
  • Date1959
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Mar. 24, 1959; photographer's stamp. Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
  • SubjectNew York Naval Shipyard ; Cityscapes [lctgm] ; Piers ; Skyscrapers ; Waterfronts
  • CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • 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.