About This Item

  • Title[Eight men at ceremonial groundbreaking]
  • Call NumberEAGL_0017
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryEight men at ceremonial ground breaking on vacant lot in Boerum Hill for construction of new Brooklyn Eagle building; men third and fourth from right holding shovels; most wearing raincoats, trenchcoats, overcoats, or fedoras; automobile, wooden fence, and three-story buildings (one with Coca-Cola sign) behind them.
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 19, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title supplied by cataloger.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn eagle ; Ground breaking ceremonies [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBoerum Hill (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (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.