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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 53551, member: 44"]>Does anyone know enough about the streetlights in brooklyn in this era?<</p><p><br /></p><p>I had thought of that earlier, but really couldn't pin them down. These streetlights/streetlamps are not clear enough for a distinct comparison. Following is a NYC 1900 street scene showing a streetlight that looks similar, but can't tell for certain. The real reason I'm including the pic is how "disturbing" the picture is. The pic caption is "Close of a Career."</p><p>2nd pic of boys and dead horse:</p><p><a href="http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2010/07/cable-cars-trolleys-and-monorails.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2010/07/cable-cars-trolleys-and-monorails.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2010/07/cable-cars-trolleys-and-monorails.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Link directly to the pic:</p><p><a href="http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/1900-close-of-a-career.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/1900-close-of-a-career.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/1900-close-of-a-career.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I also thought about the condition of the road. The road in the CDV looks unpaved with neither brick or cobblestone. In the mid 1800s most streets of NYC were not paved, but I would have thought by c1900 the streets of NYC, Brooklyn, would have been paved with something like brick, cobblestone, etc.</p><p><a href="http://forgotten-ny.com/1998/08/brick-streets-in-williamsburg-brooklyn-jamaica-bay-ridge-and-the-west-village/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forgotten-ny.com/1998/08/brick-streets-in-williamsburg-brooklyn-jamaica-bay-ridge-and-the-west-village/" rel="nofollow">http://forgotten-ny.com/1998/08/brick-streets-in-williamsburg-brooklyn-jamaica-bay-ridge-and-the-west-village/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I also noted the doors on the building. They are plain unadorned paneled doors that seem to have gone out-of-their-way to not included any Christian symbolism. Most plain unadorned doors relating to a Christian institution are some type of "Cross & Bible door" AKA Christian door. The C & B doors are paneled doors with cross(es) on the top and open bibles on the bottom or the other way around.</p><p><a href="http://historichouseblog.com/2009/01/29/the-christian-or-cross-bible-historic-door/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://historichouseblog.com/2009/01/29/the-christian-or-cross-bible-historic-door/" rel="nofollow">http://historichouseblog.com/2009/01/29/the-christian-or-cross-bible-historic-door/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The each side of the doors on this building have 2 long narrow rectangle panels on the top and 2 shorted panels on the bottom. To me these narrow panels look like symbols for the Torah.</p><p><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/33/c3/b9/33c3b94e607d2767509dfb678839635c.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/33/c3/b9/33c3b94e607d2767509dfb678839635c.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/33/c3/b9/33c3b94e607d2767509dfb678839635c.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/the-jewish-thinker/.premium-1.550377" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/the-jewish-thinker/.premium-1.550377" rel="nofollow">http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/the-jewish-thinker/.premium-1.550377</a></p><p>Directly to pic:</p><p><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/polopoly_fs/1.550384.1380806668!/image/4189787574.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_640/4189787574.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.haaretz.com/polopoly_fs/1.550384.1380806668!/image/4189787574.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_640/4189787574.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.haaretz.com/polopoly_fs/1.550384.1380806668!/image/4189787574.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_640/4189787574.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Scroll about 1/2 way down the page to the pic of "Torah ark from Tekkumbhagam" - 3rd pic down:</p><p><a href="http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/69561/ancient-fragments-bring-to-life-all-but-vanished-indian-jewish-community/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/69561/ancient-fragments-bring-to-life-all-but-vanished-indian-jewish-community/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/69561/ancient-fragments-bring-to-life-all-but-vanished-indian-jewish-community/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.jweekly.com/images/uploads/v_photos_2013/o9_13_13/Aglobal_india_ark_normal_size.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jweekly.com/images/uploads/v_photos_2013/o9_13_13/Aglobal_india_ark_normal_size.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.jweekly.com/images/uploads/v_photos_2013/o9_13_13/Aglobal_india_ark_normal_size.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Door_of_the_Great_Synagogue,_Gibraltar.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Door_of_the_Great_Synagogue,_Gibraltar.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Door_of_the_Great_Synagogue,_Gibraltar.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also lack of anything Christian on the building as a whole. Those finials on the roof are not crosses. Most fraternal orders such as Masonic, Knights of Columbus, etc. seem to have some sort of Christian symbol.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 53551, member: 44"]>Does anyone know enough about the streetlights in brooklyn in this era?< I had thought of that earlier, but really couldn't pin them down. These streetlights/streetlamps are not clear enough for a distinct comparison. Following is a NYC 1900 street scene showing a streetlight that looks similar, but can't tell for certain. The real reason I'm including the pic is how "disturbing" the picture is. The pic caption is "Close of a Career." 2nd pic of boys and dead horse: [URL]http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2010/07/cable-cars-trolleys-and-monorails.html[/URL] Link directly to the pic: [URL]http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/1900-close-of-a-career.jpg[/URL] I also thought about the condition of the road. The road in the CDV looks unpaved with neither brick or cobblestone. In the mid 1800s most streets of NYC were not paved, but I would have thought by c1900 the streets of NYC, Brooklyn, would have been paved with something like brick, cobblestone, etc. [URL]http://forgotten-ny.com/1998/08/brick-streets-in-williamsburg-brooklyn-jamaica-bay-ridge-and-the-west-village/[/URL] I also noted the doors on the building. They are plain unadorned paneled doors that seem to have gone out-of-their-way to not included any Christian symbolism. Most plain unadorned doors relating to a Christian institution are some type of "Cross & Bible door" AKA Christian door. The C & B doors are paneled doors with cross(es) on the top and open bibles on the bottom or the other way around. [URL]http://historichouseblog.com/2009/01/29/the-christian-or-cross-bible-historic-door/[/URL] The each side of the doors on this building have 2 long narrow rectangle panels on the top and 2 shorted panels on the bottom. To me these narrow panels look like symbols for the Torah. [URL]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/33/c3/b9/33c3b94e607d2767509dfb678839635c.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/the-jewish-thinker/.premium-1.550377[/URL] Directly to pic: [URL]http://www.haaretz.com/polopoly_fs/1.550384.1380806668!/image/4189787574.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_640/4189787574.jpg[/URL] Scroll about 1/2 way down the page to the pic of "Torah ark from Tekkumbhagam" - 3rd pic down: [URL]http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/69561/ancient-fragments-bring-to-life-all-but-vanished-indian-jewish-community/[/URL] [URL]http://www.jweekly.com/images/uploads/v_photos_2013/o9_13_13/Aglobal_india_ark_normal_size.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Door_of_the_Great_Synagogue,_Gibraltar.jpg[/URL] Also lack of anything Christian on the building as a whole. Those finials on the roof are not crosses. Most fraternal orders such as Masonic, Knights of Columbus, etc. seem to have some sort of Christian symbol. --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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