Brooklyn: 42nd Street - 12th Avenue 1250-42nd Street, south side, between Thirteenth Avenue (left) and Twelfth Avenue (right), showing the home of Jacob Keiser in 1922. August 5, 1922. W. B. Wernam

Brooklyn 170, Engine Co. \_282, 4210 12th Ave; Jerry Spearman, Photographer

\[Synagogue of Congregation Beth El of Borough Park] Synagogue at 12th Ave. and 41st St. with two projecting rectangular towers, sloping roof, and wooden stoop; large medallion over entrance reads, "Congregation Beth El of Borough Park"; man standing on bare plot before temple.

\[Thirteenth Avenue Retail Market] View of entrance and large sign of Thirteenth Avenue Retail Market, with three women, one man, and a boy pushing a baby carriage on the sidewalk, and portions of two parked automobiles in foreground. The location was Borough Park.

The sanitary way Caption: "The sanitary way--The 13th Avenue Retail Market, pictured here, \[with produce stands and several shoppers] replaced a neighborhood pushcart market and brought the peddlers inside. Here the food is kept free from dust, dirt and flies. ..." The market was located in Borough Park.

Thirteenth Ave. Retail Market Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 1593), some of which may also be described in this new record; Inscription (1593): "Markets Commissioner William Fellowes Morgan, Jr., Mayor LaGuardia & Borough President Ingersoll (left to right) at the opening of Brooklyn's first municipal retail market, 13th Ave., btwn 3d & 40th Sts. It will eliminate the large pushcart market in that neighborhood." Caption (1594): "... The picture shows \[left to right] Anthony Fiduccia, one of the dealers, with Mayor LaGuardia and Borough President Ingersoll, inspecting one of the 137 stands in the new market." There are several other people, including one police officer, in the background of each image.

Thirteenth Ave. Retail Market Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 1593), some of which may also be described in this new record; Inscription (1593): "Markets Commissioner William Fellowes Morgan, Jr., Mayor LaGuardia & Borough President Ingersoll (left to right) at the opening of Brooklyn's first municipal retail market, 13th Ave., btwn 3d & 40th Sts. It will eliminate the large pushcart market in that neighborhood." Caption (1594): "... The picture shows \[left to right] Anthony Fiduccia, one of the dealers, with Mayor LaGuardia and Borough President Ingersoll, inspecting one of the 137 stands in the new market." There are several other people, including one police officer, in the background of each image.

Sample of vandalism Man in suit reaching up to touch ripped awning on commercial street; automobiles and row of strorefronts in background. Caption: "SAMPLE OF VANDALISM: Max Grossberg, partner in National Gift Shop at 4510 13th Ave., examines slashed awning in front of store, one of 11 awnings cut during weekend in five-block stretch of Borough Park business street."

Pushcart market Aerial view of pushcart market in business/residential district on 13th Avenue from 39th Street to 41st Street. Image also includes several vehicles including one horse-drawn wagon.

\[#1157 39th Street.] \#1157 39th Street (left) and #1159 39th Street (right), Brooklyn L.I.

Brooklyn: 14th Avenue - 42nd Street 14th Avenue, east side, from 42nd to 43rd Streets, showing Public School No. 164. Board of Education of the City of New York Early 1930's

PS 131 Facade of PS 131, a large, three-story, limestone building and one-story addition on right, located at 4305 Fort Hamilton Parkway, with three utility poles and one tree in snow-covered foreground.

War's influence Caption: "War's influence--Young girls now are making model airplanes, long a boy's hobby. Ann Kabram, left, and Joyce Bernhardt, each 8 years old, inspect a plane they built at Public School 161, 330 Crown St;" large instructional chart on wall in background.

Brooklyn 171, P.S. 131, 4305 Fort Hamilton Parkway; Jerry Spearman, Photographer

Youngsters' delight Caption: "Youngsters' delight--Sundaes, sodas, sandwiches, etc., are highballed to the booths in Ben Lewanda's Parkway Sandwich Shop aboard oversized electric trains. Here, a pair of happy customers avail themselves of unique service."

4724 13th Avenue. Bay Ridge Savings Bank, exterior.

Water damage Caption: "Water damage: Michael DeFilippo carries his year-old daughter, Carol Anne, out of basement apartment at 1145 47th St., flooded waist-high by water from hoses of firemen battling four-alarm fire in nearby abandoned theater."

\[New Utrecht Avenue, Looking from 46th Street Towards Fort Hamilton Parkway] New Utrecht Avenue looking from 46th Street towards Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY.

Universal Theatre Image represented is one of a related set (THEA 0089), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two architectural renderings, in different sizes, of the Universal Theatre located at 4515 New Utrecht Avenue. It was both a vaudeville theater and a movie theater. Note: The 16th Street Theater, located at 166 16th Street, was also known as the Universal Theater.

Battle blaze from El Six or seven firemen on elevated subway tracks directing streams of water to burning building level with them; other firemen around raised ladder and fire truck in foregound. Caption: "Battle blaze from El: Firemen perched atop BMT West End Line el structure pour water into blazing building at New Utrecht Ave. and 46th St. Service was halted for nearly four hours while fire in abandoned movie house was being quenched."

Universal Theatre Image represented is one of a related set (THEA 0089), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two architectural renderings, in different sizes, of the Universal Theatre located at 4515 New Utrecht Avenue. It was both a vaudeville theater and a movie theater. Note: The 16th Street Theater, located at 166 16th Street, was also known as the Universal Theater.

Camera at 317+10 between 45 & 46 Street centerline of New Utrecht Avenue looking north. Image prior to construction of the elevated BMT West End Line. This line was built under the Dual Contracts of 1913. The original surface railroad tracks of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad can be seen in the photograph. At the time of the photo, the BRT operated elevated trains over these tracks using trolley wired electricity. These tracks were retained for use by trolley lines after the elevated was built over them.

\[New Utrecht Avenue during Dual Contract construction] Camera on center line of New Utrecht Avenue, 24 feet south of center line of 11th Avenue, looking north showing intersection of 45th Street and New Utrecht Avenue and 11th Avenue. Image prior to construction of the elevated BMT West End Line. This line was built under the Dual Contracts of 1913. The original surface railroad tracks of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad can be seen in the photograph. At the time of the photo, the BRT operated elevated trains over these tracks using trolley wired electricity. These tracks were retained for use by trolley lines after the elevated was built over them.

\[45th Street during Dual Contract construction] Camera 20 feet north of north curb of 45th Street, looking north, showing west sidewalk, between Fort Hamilton Parkway and 45th Street. Image prior to construction of the elevated BMT West End Line. This line was built under the Dual Contracts of 1913. The original surface railroad tracks of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad can be seen in the photograph. At the time of the photo, the BRT operated elevated trains over these tracks using trolley wired electricity. These tracks were retained for use by trolley lines after the elevated was built over them.

Danish Home for the Aged Exterior view of Danish Home for the Aged, a large, three-story, wood-frame house, located at 1055 41st Street.

Camera 20 feet south of south curb, looking north, showing intersection of 44th Street and New Utrecht Ave., east side. Image prior to construction of the elevated BMT West End Line. This line was built under the Dual Contracts of 1913. The original surface railroad tracks of the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad can be seen in the photograph. At the time of the photo, the BRT operated elevated trains over these tracks using trolley wired electricity. These tracks were retained for use by trolley lines after the elevated was built over them.