About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_2389
  • TitleReward for heroism
  • SummaryCaption: "Reward for heroism--Four civilian employees of the Brooklyn Navy Yard are presented meritorious service awards by Capt. Baron G. Lowrey, production officer at the base. The four, left to right, William Butkiewicz of 447 54th St., Philip Jacobs of 3515 Surf Ave., John Tiernan of 30 3d St., and John Muscarella of 4413 5th Ave. rescued a Marine sentry who had fallen from a pier last June."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Dec. 21, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectUnited States. Navy -- Officers -- New York (State) -- New York ; New York Naval Shipyard ; Awards -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Navy Yard (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: Brooklyn Navy Yard: Employees: General