BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY PHOTO OF THE WEEK: BROOKLYN BCS
[Brooklyn’s Continuation School, ca. 1922, v1973.6.430; Photography Collection; Brooklyn Historical Society.] From Brooklyn Historical Society: Ca. 1922. This image shows students at the Brooklyn...
View ArticlePHOTO OF THE DAY: LAGER MILANO PART DEUX
Brooklyn Lager and East India Pale Ale were lovingly provided to riders at the recent Red Hook Criterium bike race in Milan. Turns out cyclists take some pretty good photos, too. [Below: RHC display...
View ArticleSLIDELUCK POTSHOW DC VI RECAP
[Images by Casey Kelbaugh] [Text by Dan Teran] We emerged from the Chinatown metro station in downtown DC after a fun-filled four-hour bus ride down from New York City. Arriving at the residence of...
View ArticleBROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY PHOTO OF THE WEEK: BROOKLYN LIFE
[The junction of Flatbush and Church Avenues, ca. 1918, v1973.6.385; Brooklyn photograph and illustration collection. ARC.202; Brooklyn Historical Society.] From Brooklyn Historical Society: This...
View ArticleDRINKER MAIL: MARRIED WITH BROOKLYN
“I just wanted to share this picture of a wedding cake I created with Brooklyn Brewery beer labels. Some of my friends are huge fans of your beer and they encouraged me (I own a wedding cake business)...
View Article2ND ANNUAL SLIDELUCK POTSHOW FUNDRAISER RECAP
[Images by John Mazlish] [Text by Dan Teran] Slideluck Potshow put its best foot forward Wednesday night with the 2nd Annual SLIDELUCK Fundraiser & Auction. Monday last we returned to Chinatown...
View ArticleVINTAGE BROOKLYN PHOTO OF THE WEEK: JOHN JAY
[John Jay Pierrepont Home, 1879], v1986.66.70; John Jay Pierrepont photograph collection, ARC.197, Brooklyn Historical Society. ] From Brooklyn Historical Society: The next time you drive on the...
View ArticleSLIDELUCK POTSHOW BERLIN IV RECAP
[Text and photographs by Casey Kelbaugh] FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN, THEN WE TAKE BERLIN. “I did not expect Brooklyn to have so nice beer,” said Saskia Bosch, the gorgeous blonde sitting beside me, IPA...
View ArticleVINTAGE BROOKLYN PHOTO OF THE WEEK: GIVING THANKS
[Sunday School Thanksgiving, ca. 1910, v1981.284.20; Emmanuel House lantern slide collection, v1981.284; Brooklyn Historical Society.] From Brooklyn Historical Society: This image showing a...
View ArticleVINTAGE BROOKLYN PHOTO OF THE WEEK: WINDOW SHOP
[Abraham & Straus, ca.1895, v1972.1.611; Early Brooklyn and Long Island photograph collection, ARC.201; Brooklyn Historical Society.] From Brooklyn Historical Society: The end of November also...
View ArticlePHOTO OF THE DAY: BREAKING BROOKLYN
Photo by Gustav Hoiland Photographer Gustav Hoiland writes: “Two Brooklyns thoroughly enjoyed, four broken in the quest of great photography.” Photo by Gustav Hoiland “Some photographic exploration...
View ArticleVINTAGE MAP OF THE MONTH: NYC SUBWAY SYSTEM 1955
Map of the New York City subway system. 1955. Brooklyn Historical Society Map Collection. Click here to enlarge. From Brooklyn Historical Society: This month’s featured map depicts the New York City...
View ArticleVINTAGE BROOKLYN PHOTO OF THE WEEK: LADY LEFFERTS
Eliza J. Lefferts, circa 1850s-1860s; Lefferts family papers, ARC.145, box 5, folder 8; Brooklyn Historical Society. From Brooklyn Historical Society: This portrait depicts Eliza J. Lefferts...
View ArticlePhoto Diary: Brooklyn Brewery Holiday Party 2011
The annual Brooklyn Brewery holiday party at the decadent, eye-popping Grand Prospect Hall was a success in many ways, mainly that we all had a blast while enjoying the opportunity to indulge in the...
View ArticleVintage Photo Of The Week: Columbia Heights
Columbia Heights, ca.1885, v1973.6.651; Brooklyn photograph and illustration collection, ARC.202; Brooklyn Historical Society. From Brooklyn Historical Society: In 2007, real estate blog The Real Deal...
View ArticleVintage Photo Of The Week: Holiday House
Holiday House, February 28, 1960, v1974.4.1364; John D. Morrell photographs, ARC.005; Brooklyn Historical Society. From Brooklyn Historical Society: Photographer John D. Morrell was Assistant...
View ArticleVINTAGE PHOTO OF THE WEEK: SLEDDING IN PROSPECT PARK
Sledding in Prospect Park, January 1967, V1990.2.39; Donald Nowlan Brooklyn collection, ARC.120; Brooklyn Historical Society. From Brooklyn Historical Society: This photo shows sledders in Prospect...
View ArticleVintage Photo Of The Week: Carriage on Clinton
Horse-drawn carriage on Clinton Avenue at Fulton Street, after the blizzard, ca. 1888, V1974.7.78; Adrian Vanderveer Martense lantern slide collection, ARC.191; Brooklyn Historical Society. From...
View ArticleVintage Photo Of The Week: Transformations on Furman
[East side of Furman Street.], ca. 1940, v1974.16.228; Edna Huntington papers and photographs, ARC.044, Brooklyn Historical Society. From Brooklyn Historical Society: From the desk of Julie May, Photo...
View ArticleVintage Map of The Month: Engagement on the Heights, ca. 1776
Plan of New York island and part of Long Island, showing the position of the American and British armies before, at, and after the engagement on the Heights, August 27th, 1776. ca. 1776. Brooklyn...
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