About This Item

  • Call Number2023.044.0005
  • SummaryThe facade of the building at 379 South Third Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on August 19, 1945. There are decorations strewn on the front of the building, including streamers and American flags, with an empty sidewalk in the foreground. A blurred figure of a woman is seen in the window in the upper-right corner of the building. Part of the neighboring building is visible to the right. Inscribed in pen on back: "This is our house with its flags & decorations. Notice Mom at the window. MOM = ANNA KVEDARAS." Inscribed in pencil on back: [arrow drawn and pointing down from "ANNA"] "WORKED AT SEWING CLOTHING AUG 19, 1945."
  • Date1945
  • Physical Description1 photograph : black & white ; 3.5 x 2.5 inches
  • CreatorKvedaras family
  • CollectionKvedaras family photographs
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  • Cite AsKvedaras family photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatstill image
  • SubjectBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. ; World War, 1939-1945 -- New York (State) -- Kings County
  • PlaceWilliamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
  • Copyright OwnerKvedaras family
  • TitleFacade of building with flags and decorations at 379 South Third Street in Williamsburg.