About This Item

  • Call NumberEAGL_0523
  • TitleStars of service
  • SummaryCaption: "Stars of service--The wife and children of Philip McKeever, 827 Halsey St., merchant seaman, reported missing in a casualty which occured on July 16, wear the Eagle's silver stars in his honor. Left to right, Bessie, 3; Mrs. Ethel McKeever and Grace, 12."
  • Date1943
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Feb. 15, 1943. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectMother and child -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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: Eagle: Service stars