Ingersoll Building

Close-up of inscription on facade of main building of Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza: "Here are enshrined the longing of great hearts and noble things that tower above the tide, the magic word that winged wonder starts, the garnered wisdom that has never died;" young woman leaning against wall in far left foreground and two women standing in far right foreground. Note: Inscription was written by Roscue C. E. Brown, a member of Brooklyn Public Library's Board of Trustees, 1908-1945.