About This Item

  • Call NumberGRDN_0175
  • TitleIn memoriam
  • SummaryCaption: "In memoriam--In the wild flower garden of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a tree was planted yesterday in memory of Edwin P. Maynard, who died in 1949. He had been chairman of the board of the Brooklyn Trust Company until 1947, and was known throughout the borough for his unselfish service in civic, patriotic, charitable, and church enterprises. Left to right are Dr. Edwin P. Maynard, Jr., a son; Robert E. Blum, vice president and secretary of AGS, and another son, Richard Maynard, active in Y. M. C. work."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Stamped on verso: date: May 19, 1951; "Brooklyn Eagle." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Botanic Garden ; Gardens -- New York (State) -- New York ; Memorials -- New York (State) -- New York ; Trees -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Prospect Heights (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: Gardens: B'klyn Botanic