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Flatbush + Main Episode 12: Women Photographers, Framing Brooklyn

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Julie Golia

In Episode 12 of Brooklyn Historical Society’s podcast Flatbush + Main, co-hosts Zaheer Ali and Julie Golia examine the work of a group of remarkable female photographers who have taken Brooklyn as their subject. Featured are an interview with “The Face of Brooklyn” artist Nora Herting, a discussion of the life and legacy of street photographer Lucille Fornasieri Gold, and excerpts from oral histories with three Brooklyn photographers–Lucille Fornasieri Gold, Marianne Engberg, and Delphine Fawundu-Buford. For complete show notes, go to www.brooklynhistory.org/flatbush-main. Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review Flatbush + Main on iTunes at brooklynhistory.org/fm-itunes. Continue reading →

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David Attie’s Champions

Posted on July 11, 2016 by admin

On July 20th a new exhibition opens at Brooklyn Historical Society that highlights the Brooklyn photography of David Attie, a favorite of Brooklyn Heights resident Truman Capote. Continue reading →

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A Magnolia Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Diana Bowers

  Note: The events described in this post took place in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant during the 1960s and 70s, and were part of a larger story of civil rights activism across Brooklyn. For more resources on the history … Continue reading →

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The Frank J. Trezza Brooklyn Navy Yard Collection

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Kenyetta Dean

  The origins of the Brooklyn Navy Yard (officially known as the New York Naval Shipyard) date back to1801, when the United States Navy acquired what had previously been a small, privately owned shipyard in order to construct naval vessels. … Continue reading →

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To Gravesend and Back

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Chela

Last week’s guest post was so well received, we thought we’d try it again this week. Today’s post is from Joseph Ditta, BHS friend, Reference Librarian at the New-York Historical Society, and born-and-bred Brooklynite. Joseph has a great new book … Continue reading →

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