About This Item


  • TitleRebuilding piers
  • Call NumberHERZ_0315
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryAerial view of Brooklyn waterfront, taken from promenade in Brooklyn Heights, with construction of pier in foreground, pier and portion of ship on far right and portions of East River and Manhattan skyline in background.
  • Date1958
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: November, 1958; photographer's stamp. Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
  • SubjectNew York Naval Shipyard ; Building construction [lctgm] ; 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.