Fort Hamilton playground under construction
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| Title: | Fort Hamilton playground under construction |
| Description: | Caption: "New Fort Hamilton playground under construction--In the foreground is shown the new Fort Hamilton playground, 83d to 85th Sts. and Colonial Road, which is being constructed by the WPA and the Park Department. ... In the background may be seen the steel framework of the Fort Hamilton High School now being erected [at 8301 Shore Road]. Both the playground and the high school are on the site of the grounds formerly occupied by the Crescent Athletic Club." |
| Date: | 1940 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Fort Hamilton (New York, N.Y.) |
| More Details: |
Grease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date inscribed: Aug 22/40. Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Schools
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| Subject: |
Construction Playgrounds |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library |
| ID: | SCHL 0898 |
