Williamsburg housing project in New York

Photograph shows the Williamsburg housing project in New York, for which land was bought at $4.30 a square foot. The building cost per room was $1,672 in the 1930s.

Publication date: 1939-04-23

Size: 11.2 x 15 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: black and white

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)

Subject(s):

• Apartment houses--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940
• Real estate development--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940
• Williamsburg Houses (New York, N.Y.)

Genre(s):

• Aerial photographs
• Cityscape photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (April 23, 1939), Graphic Section/Camera News Review, p. 3

Format(s):

• image/jpeg
• application/pdf

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)