Brooklyn: the Nassau Gas Light Company, erected 1871, northwest corner of Kent Avenue and Cross Street, November 1923.

Brooklyn: Clymer Street - Kent Avenue Clymer Street, north side, east from Kent Ave., showing at the corner the Old Star House, established in 1851. The building was erected in 1875. 1923\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

Brooklyn: Old Star House, northeast corner of Kent Avenue and Clymer Street, 1923.

Board of Water Supply. Williamsburg power station, Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, Interior view. 1913.

Kent Avenue near Rush Street. Williamsburg Power Plant.

Subway powerhouse Caption: "This is the main powerhouse of the B. M. T., an eight-story brick building occupying a square block on the Williamsburg waterfront, bounded by Kent Ave., Division Ave. and Rush St. It supplies all the power used by the B. M. T. trolley, elevated and subway lines. ..." Image includes two moving automobiles and one truck.

New York Naval Shipyard visit Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2366, NEIG 2365), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three images. Caption: "The 80-man Production Executive Committee of the Defense Production Administration visits the New York Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn as part of a tour of major Armed Forces installations in the United States. Additional captions: 2365: "Here members of the committee descend a ladder into the snorkel submarine Sea Robin (SS-407), tied up in the shipyard." 2366: "Members of the committee leave the aircraft carrier USS Antietam which will have installed on it a safety device at the shipyard." 2367: "Rear Admiral Roy T. Cowdrey, USN, left, Commander of the Shipyard, points out alterations made on the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Bennington to members of the committee. Standing with the admiral are (from left): Earl D. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Army; H. R. Askins, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Hugh T. Dean, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense." The images are not dated.

Brooklyn Navy Yard Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2368, NEIG 2371, NEIG 2138), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three prints and one drawing of Brooklyn Navy Yard and waterfront. Inscription on verso of 2138: "Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1853;" 2368 includes schooner in the harbor; 2371: caption on recto below image: "Interior esplanade fronting the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y., with the ship, North Carolina, alongside, November 8, 1851;" 2372 includes small group of people standing, back to camera, on pier and small sailboat in foreground; inscription on verso: "Brooklyn Navy Yard as it appeared in 1831."

Good news for Brooklyn Yard Caption: "Good news for Brooklyn Yard--Representative Francis E. Dorn, Brooklyn Republican, Navy officials and two representatives of employee groups at the Brooklyn Navy Yard point to the subject \[on a large globe] of their Washington talks after conference on planned job cuts at the borough yard. As a result of the conference, the original 10 percent cut, meaning 2,000 jobs, was scaled down to less than 8 percent, or 1,500 jobs. Left to right are Rear Admiral W. D. Leggett, Thomas Curry, Dorn, Secretary of the Navy Robert Anderson, and Hugh Breslin \[wearing a neck brace]." Image includes an unidentified man sitting in upper right background.

\[Brooklyn Navy Yard park] View of park at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Inscription on verso: "General view of flower garden on Cob Dock, Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Brooklyn Navy Yard foundry Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2405), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two views of men working at Brooklyn Navy Yard foundry.

Brooklyn Navy Yard Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2368, NEIG 2371, NEIG 2138), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three prints and one drawing of Brooklyn Navy Yard and waterfront. Inscription on verso of 2138: "Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1853;" 2368 includes schooner in the harbor; 2371: caption on recto below image: "Interior esplanade fronting the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y., with the ship, North Carolina, alongside, November 8, 1851;" 2372 includes small group of people standing, back to camera, on pier and small sailboat in foreground; inscription on verso: "Brooklyn Navy Yard as it appeared in 1831."

Mess hall View of dining room (mess hal) at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The image is not dated.

\[Cruisers in Brooklyn Navy Yard] Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2362), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two views of cruisers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Caption (2362): "\[Close-up view of ] a treaty cruiser towering on the ways, just before completion. You can see the partially completed tripod mast and the citadel in the top background." 2364 shows several vessels.

\[Brooklyn Navy Yard switchboard operators] Close-up view of unidentified woman switchboard operator at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

\[Shipbuilding at Brooklyn Navy Yard] Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2417, NEIG 2416, NEIG 2418), some of which may also be described in this new record; Four views of shipbuilding at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 2416 shows a destroyer under constuction. Inscription on verso of 2417: "View shows part of three-story boat shop." Caption on verso of 2419: "High-pressure boiler weighing 65 tons is lowered to 60,000-ton carrier Saratoga under construction ..."

New York Naval Shipyard visit Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2366, NEIG 2365), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three images. Caption: "The 80-man Production Executive Committee of the Defense Production Administration visits the New York Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn as part of a tour of major Armed Forces installations in the United States. Additional captions: 2365: "Here members of the committee descend a ladder into the snorkel submarine Sea Robin (SS-407), tied up in the shipyard." 2366: "Members of the committee leave the aircraft carrier USS Antietam which will have installed on it a safety device at the shipyard." 2367: "Rear Admiral Roy T. Cowdrey, USN, left, Commander of the Shipyard, points out alterations made on the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Bennington to members of the committee. Standing with the admiral are (from left): Earl D. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Army; H. R. Askins, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Hugh T. Dean, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense." The images are not dated.

Brooklyn: high-angle shot of Brooklyn Navy Yard, undated.

Job rush Caption: "Job rush--Reports that Brooklyn Navy Yard will speed up its work have brought thousands of job-seekers to apply for work. ... Now working at the yard are 11,500 men. It is expected two eight-hour shifts will be instituted, instead of the present one eight-hour shift for civilian workers." Image shows many men standing in line and includes one policeman standing in foreground.

\[Navy Yard garbage truck] Caption: "View of Navy Yard garbage \[truck] passing the gate on the way to pig farms in New Jersey." Image includes two men wearing winter coats standing beside the truck.

Board of Water Supply. Employee baseball team in uniform. Brooklyn Navy Yard. June 10, 1911.

Brooklyn Navy Yard foundry Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2405), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two views of men working at Brooklyn Navy Yard foundry.

Safety at the Navy Yard Caption: "Safety at the Navy Yard--Johnny Green Cross, safety symbol for the Green Cross Safety Parade on Manhattan's 5th Ave. on Oct. 17, aims a jet of water from one of the fire-fighting tugs of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Johnny journeyed to the Navy Yard to inspect the 24-foot safety float now being constructed as the Yard's entry in the 5th Ave. safety pageant." Image includes an unidentified sailor standing next to Johnny and a section of New York Harbor and the Brooklyn waterfront, including portions of two covered piers, in background..

Navy Yard monument View of scaffolding on each side of a monument with an eagle at the top. Inscription: "Removing monument to main entrance of B'klyn Navy Yard." The image is not dated.

Brooklyn waterfront Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2332, NEIG 2333, NEIG 2011, NEIG 2010, NEIG 2012, NEIG 2006, NEIG 2007, NEIG 2004, NEIG 2005, NEIG 2008, NEIG 2009), some of which may also be described in this new record; Twelve views of the Brooklyn waterfront, mostly, presumably, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 2004 shows a construction site; five of the images show moored or moving vessels including tugboats, barges, and an aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise; 2007 is a close-up view of a freight car on a pier; 2010 is a partial view of a warehouse and a man and boy walking in the foreground; 2012 shows a crowd of people either boarding or disembarking from a passenger ship; five of the images Manhattan skyline in the background and four of them include a portion of the Brooklyn Bridge; three of the images show ice in the East River. Seven of the images are not dated.

Naval loss Caption: "Naval loss--Marines \[back to camera] gaze at gutted warehouse that burned in spectacular five-alarm fire last night at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Fire was visible from many sections of Brooklyn and Manhattan, as it raged out of control for more than an hour. Building contained heavy machinery and oil, but Navy disclosed no estimate of loss." Image includes portion of parked fire engine in right background.

Go fight for Britain Caption: "Go fight for Britain--\[Aerial view of] eight of the 14 old destroyers announced today by President Roosevelt to have been ... are shown tied up \[in New York Harbor] at Brooklyn Navy Yard ..." Image shows portion of waterfront in background.

\[Marines at Brooklyn Navy Yard] Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2408), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two views of large group of Marines at Brooklyn Navy Yard. 2408 shows them marching and 2409 shows them aboard Pawnee, a Navy tugboat.

Marking Navy Yard Week Caption: "Marking Nary Yard Week--Brooklyn Assemblyman Bernard Austin, left, and Rear Admiral Paul B. Nibecker, commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, read a copy of Governor Dewey's proclamation calling for the observance from tomorrow through next Sunday as Brooklyn Navy Yard Week. The assemblyman presented Admiral Nibecker with the proclamation. ..."

Reward for heroism Caption: "Reward for heroism--Four civilian employees of the Brooklyn Navy Yard are presented meritorious service awards by Capt. Baron G. Lowrey, production officer at the base. The four, left to right, William Butkiewicz of 447 54th St., Philip Jacobs of 3515 Surf Ave., John Tiernan of 30 3d St., and John Muscarella of 4413 5th Ave. rescued a Marine sentry who had fallen from a pier last June."

Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY

New York Naval Shipyard visit Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2366, NEIG 2365), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three images. Caption: "The 80-man Production Executive Committee of the Defense Production Administration visits the New York Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn as part of a tour of major Armed Forces installations in the United States. Additional captions: 2365: "Here members of the committee descend a ladder into the snorkel submarine Sea Robin (SS-407), tied up in the shipyard." 2366: "Members of the committee leave the aircraft carrier USS Antietam which will have installed on it a safety device at the shipyard." 2367: "Rear Admiral Roy T. Cowdrey, USN, left, Commander of the Shipyard, points out alterations made on the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Bennington to members of the committee. Standing with the admiral are (from left): Earl D. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Army; H. R. Askins, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Hugh T. Dean, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense." The images are not dated.

\[Cruisers in Brooklyn Navy Yard] Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2362), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two views of cruisers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Caption (2362): "\[Close-up view of ] a treaty cruiser towering on the ways, just before completion. You can see the partially completed tripod mast and the citadel in the top background." 2364 shows several vessels.

\[Marines at Brooklyn Navy Yard] Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2408), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two views of large group of Marines at Brooklyn Navy Yard. 2408 shows them marching and 2409 shows them aboard Pawnee, a Navy tugboat.

Brooklyn Navy Yard radio tower Caption: "Photo shows radio tower being erected at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The 250-foot masts are being set up to improve communication between the Navy Yard and Washington."

\[Brooklyn Navy Yard sailors] View of group of sailors standing, some of whom are on a ship's gangplank, in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Image includes several waterfront buildings in the background. The image is not dated.

Brooklyn Navy Yard Captions: "Crowds gathered yesterday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard \[see here] and at Floyd Bennett Field to watch Uncle Sam's Navy sea and air exhibitions. Crowds stand on line waiting to board the S. S. Pensacola at the Navy Yard. In the inset, members of the crew of the S. S. Arkansas remove the helmet of Navy diver A. M. Fears after diving exhibition at the Brooklyn Navy Yard."

\[Launching of ship at the Brooklyn Navy Yard] View of large group of people at the Brooklyn Navy Yard watching the launching of a large ship, possibly the destroyer, Samuel Reid, in June, 1912. The image is not dated.

Brooklyn Navy Yard Image represented is one of a related set (NEIG 2368, NEIG 2371, NEIG 2138), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three prints and one drawing of Brooklyn Navy Yard and waterfront. Inscription on verso of 2138: "Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1853;" 2368 includes schooner in the harbor; 2371: caption on recto below image: "Interior esplanade fronting the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y., with the ship, North Carolina, alongside, November 8, 1851;" 2372 includes small group of people standing, back to camera, on pier and small sailboat in foreground; inscription on verso: "Brooklyn Navy Yard as it appeared in 1831."

Brooklyn Navy Yard - Mark R. Wilson

Brooklyn: Kent Avenue - 10th Street (South) 451-455 Kent Ave., east side, at the N.E. corner of South 10th Street. March 24, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

Independence House Close-up of high-rise residential building under construction with sign in foreground: "Independence Houses, a non profit cooperative development, etc.;" also in foreground: "Do not enter" sign, Hasidic man pedestrian, and two mail boxes.

Independence Houses Two featureless, high-rise apartment buildings in Williamsburg; building at left cropped at top; bare branches of London plane tree at top of frame; lamppost and street signs in left foreground; canopy, traffic light, pedestrians, and automobiles in right and center foreground.

American Sugar Refining Company receiving wharf Image represented is one of a related set (WORK 0209, WORK 0210, WORK 0199), some of which may also be described in this new record; Four views of stevedores unloading bags and barrels of raw sugar at receiving dock of American Sugar Refining Company in Williamsburg. Company was located on Kent Avenue between Division Avenue and South 11th Street.

American Sugar Refining Company receiving wharf Image represented is one of a related set (WORK 0209, WORK 0210, WORK 0199), some of which may also be described in this new record; Four views of stevedores unloading bags and barrels of raw sugar at receiving dock of American Sugar Refining Company in Williamsburg. Company was located on Kent Avenue between Division Avenue and South 11th Street.

American Sugar Refining Company receiving wharf Image represented is one of a related set (WORK 0209, WORK 0210, WORK 0199), some of which may also be described in this new record; Four views of stevedores unloading bags and barrels of raw sugar at receiving dock of American Sugar Refining Company in Williamsburg. Company was located on Kent Avenue between Division Avenue and South 11th Street.

American Sugar Refining Company receiving wharf Image represented is one of a related set (WORK 0209, WORK 0210, WORK 0199), some of which may also be described in this new record; Four views of stevedores unloading bags and barrels of raw sugar at receiving dock of American Sugar Refining Company in Williamsburg. Company was located on Kent Avenue between Division Avenue and South 11th Street.