Twins with matching hairstyles buying flowers, circa 1978, V2008.013.80. Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
Inspired by warming temperatures and seeing the first early spring shoots peek up from the ground I went in search of flowers. My search uncovered a gem from the Lucille Fornasieri Gold collection for our Photo of the Week - a bouquet to tide us over until the bulbs burst forth.I love this photograph for its composition, which seems accidental luck, but is in truth a result of the photographer’s speedy and…
View of many flowering daffodil plants in Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1935. GRDN_0093. Brooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
Spring has officially sprung, on March 20th to be exact, and with it come the bright faces of flowers. I am always on the lookout for blooms in the late days of winter, but for me the daffodils mark the true turn of the season. This photo of the week, taken in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in 1935, makes the flowers look like they are glowing.
If you think the flowers are…
