About This Item

  • TitleAlfred L. Bennett
  • Call NumberCLUB_0060
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryClose-up view of Alfred L.Bennett, a 90-year-old Civil War veteran, sitting on a small, wooden box on the sidewalk with three shoeshine boys in front of him, presumably during a parade. The location, presumably Brooklyn, is unknown.
  • Date1936
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteDate inscribed on verso: May 30/36. Retouched. Title from inscription on verso.
  • SubjectGrand Army of the Republic ; Shoe shiners -- New York (State) -- New York ; Veterans -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.