About This Item


  • Call NumberCHUR_0069
  • TitleObserve church centennial
  • SummaryThree men wearing suits, two wearing name tags, sitting at table; man on left is holding cup; also on table: cup, two saucers, two water tumblers, three spoons, loaf of bread, napkins, maple leaves, and handwritten document. Caption: "Observe church centennial--The Rev. Dr. Rockwell Harmon Potter, left, former dean of the Hartford Theological Seminary, recalls history of the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church at dinner marking its 100th anniversary at the Cadman Memorial Church of which the Clinton Avenue Church is now a part. Listening are the Rev. Arthur Acy Rouner, center, minister of the Cadman Church, and George Hitchcock, chairman of the centenary committee and dinner toastmaster."
  • Date1947
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: caption dated: Nov. 19, 1947. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectCadman Memorial Church ; Church anniversaries ; Congregational churches
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Clinton Hill (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Churches: Congregational: Cadman Memorial Church