Brooklyn Daily Eagle postcard albums
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Two postcard albums containing postcards printed by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper from 1905-1907.
Historical note
The Brooklyn Eagle was a daily newspaper that was published in Brooklyn for over 114 years. Founded in 1841 by Isaac van Anden and Henry Cruse Murphy, the newspaper was originally named the Brooklyn Eagle and King's County Democrat. In 1850, the name was changed to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. By the early 1860s, the newspaper had become one of the most widely read papers in the United States. In 1938, the newspaper underwent another name change when it became the Brooklyn Eagle. Frank D. Schroth bought the paper in 1940 and continued to publish it until 1955 when the Eagle ceased publication during a lengthy strike by the New York Newspaper Guild. Between 1960 and 1963, the Eagle once again resumed publication, this time as a weekly paper (though for a short time as a daily). The run was short-lived and the Brooklyn Eagle office closed in December 1963.
Sources:
- Brooklyn Public Library. "Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online, 1841-1902: Time and History." http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Default/Skins/BEagle/Client.asp?Skin=BEagle
- Gallagher, John J. "Brooklyn Eagle." In The Encyclopedia of New York City, edited by Kenneth T. Jackson, 156. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press; New York: New-York Historical Society, 1995.
Arrangement
The postcards in this collection are mounted in two hardbound albums in no particular order.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two postcard albums containing postcards printed by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1905-1907.
The Brooklyn Eagle postcard series consists of black and white images, mostly but not all photographic, of various Brooklyn scenes, each with a series number, image number, and title.
Some of the depicted neighborhoods include Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Park Slope, Prospect Park South, Flatbush, and Coney Island.
Subjects include amusement parks, armories, banks, bridges, cemeteries, churches and synagogues, clubs, colleges and universities, department stores, factories, firehouses, historic houses, hospitals, hotels, industrial buildings, jails, libraries, markets, office buildings, orphanages, parks, public schools, ships, statues and monuments, streets, theaters, and transportation.
Some cards also depict clergymen with the churches they served, and some picture actors either on stage or in portraits.
Many of the postcards are duplicated across the collection, but this is not a complete set.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Daily Eagle postcard albums, 1977.257, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Fred Ebel, 1966.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
If digital surrogates exist, they should be used in place of the originals whenever possible.
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Processing Information
This collection was originally minimally processed to the collection level. The collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in September 2023.
