About This Item

  • Call NumberHOLI_0281
  • TitleA bit of old Holland
  • SummaryChildren marching in procession with model windmill in Prospect Park, as part of annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union; man in suit observing them at right. Caption on verso: "A Bit of Old Holland: Wistful lads and lassies in blue and gold Dutch costumes clustered about a picturesque windmill, bringing a touch of Old World charm to the pageantry of the parade. The children were from the 12th Street Reformed Church."
  • Date1944
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Jun. 8, 1945; "Eagle Staff photo." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectParades -- New York (State) -- New York ; School children -- New York (State) -- New York ; Sunday schools -- New York (State) -- New York ; Parks -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Prospect Park (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: Celebrations: Anniversary Day (Sunday School Parade) 1944-49: II