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Center for Brooklyn History
This exhibition was originally organized and published by the Brooklyn Historical Society.
In 1958, a photographer named David Attie was led through the streets of Brooklyn Heights by an unexpected guide—33-year-old Truman Capote.
The images Attie took that day were to illustrate Capote’s essay for Holiday magazine about his life in Brooklyn. Decades later, Brooklyn Historical Society exhibited these largely unseen photographs for the first time.
In 1958, a photographer named David Attie was led through the streets of Brooklyn Heights by an unexpected guide—33-year-old Truman Capote.
The images Attie took that day were to illustrate Capote’s essay for Holiday magazine about his life in Brooklyn. Decades later, Brooklyn Historical Society exhibited these largely unseen photographs for the first time.