About This Item

  • Call NumberBANK_0131
  • TitleLincoln plaque unveiled
  • SummaryCaption: "Lincoln plaque unveiled--The 140th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth was observed by the Flatbush office of the Lincoln Savings Bank, 2848 Church Ave., when a plaque bearing Lincoln's second inaugural adddress was unveiled. Participating were John A. Elbe, bank vice president; Joseph J. Jones, past commander of Maurice G.Jones, American Legion, and Edwin P. [surname illegible], of the Flatbush office." The image shows fourteen unidentified men and women, all wearing military service uniforms. It is assumed that they are veterans.
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Feb. 20, 1949; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorGranada Photo Studio
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBanks and banking -- New York (State) -- New York ; Plaques -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Veterans -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • 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: Banks: Lincoln Savings: General