About This Item


  • Call NumberSCHL_1467
  • TitleP.S. 253
  • SummaryClose-up of partial facade of PS 253, a large, four-story, masonry building located at 601 Ocean View Avenue, with iron fence along front and side and flag flying from tall pole, many pedestrians, and intersecting streets in foreground.
  • Date1938
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 6 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteCropped: approximately half of original image appears to be missing; retouched. Title from inscription on verso.
  • SubjectPublic School 253 (New York, N.Y.) ; Elementary school buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Sheepshead Bay (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • 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.
  • FolderFolder: Schools: Public: P.S. #253