About This Item

  • Call NumberPORT_0711
  • TitleStrolling in the park one day
  • SummaryCaption: "Strolling in the park one day--On a Sunday afternoon in Central Park ... was Mayor O'Dwyer and, on his arm, [his second wife] Sloan Simpson. Others ... ,left to right, are John Galm, assistant supervisor of the park's menagerie; Joan O'Dwyer, the mayor's niece; Mary Fielding, daughter of former License Commissioner Ben Fielding, and Mr. and Mrs. Fielding."
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Oct. 17, 1949. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectO'Dwyer, William, 1890-1964 ; Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Central Park (New York, N.Y.)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: Portraits: O'Dwyer, William: Second wife: Sloan Simpson