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Photograph

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1911

GUSN

GUSN-25931

Description

Black and white photograph of hospital of Brooklyn Children's Aid Society building. Mounted on white cardboard.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photographs
paper (fiber product)
architecture (object genre)
architectural elements
Unidentified Paper
Architecture
PICTURE

Inscription

Pencil inscription, ""New York/ Edward Pearce Casey, Archt., 149 Broadway, N.Y.C./ Built in 1911. Entirely of reinforced concrete. Except curtain walls are Denison tile. Exterior coated w/ Portland cement stucco, trimmed w/ concrete trim stone. Floors finished in cement. General contractor: O'Connell & Hanna/ Consulting Engineers for concrete work: Truesdale-Fox Company...""

Associated Building

Original to Casey Farm (Saunderstown, R.I.),

People and Organizations

Brooklyn Children's Aid Soc. Bldg

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

10 x 12 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Edward P. Casey

Accession Number

1955.375

Places

New York state (United States)

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