Photographs Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Aerial View, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, N.Y.] |
Collection |
Doris R. Cain collection of Brooklyn waterfront improvement photographs |
Photographer |
Unknown |
Image ID |
V1990.63.11 |
Date |
1955 ca. |
Description |
Aerial view of the neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn, as well as the piers, ships and buildings along the Brooklyn waterfront. Partial view of the Brooklyn Bridge and the East River. Close-up showing Fulton Terminal area with narrow, obsolete piers, narrow slips and Civil War era warehouses. Narrow piers and slips contribute to present high cargo handling costs and delay in vessel turn-arounds [printed on recto]. |
Place Names |
Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Downtown Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) Fulton Ferry East River (N.Y.) |
Subject Headings |
Aerial views Warehouses Ferries Ferry terminals Waterfronts River channels Ships |
Copyright |
RESTRICTED |
Genre |
Photographic prints |