About This Item

  • Call NumberSWEL_0187
  • TitleNever too old for beauty
  • SummaryCaption: "Never too old for beauty--101-year-old Mrs. Anna Miller, resident of Brooklyn Hebrew Home and Hospital for the Aged, sits patiently as beautician Jean Alpert gives her hair that groomed look in preparation for ... Mother's Day ... Mrs. Dora Belfer, 84, awaits her turn. ..."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 12, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from typed caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • SubjectBrooklyn Hebrew Home and Hospital for the Aged (New York, N.Y.) ; Hairdressing -- New York (State) -- New York ; Old age homes -- 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: Social welfare: Homes: Brooklyn Hebrew Home and Hospital for the Aged: Celebrations: II