About This Item

  • Call NumberEAGL_0418
  • TitleCongress gets a view
  • SummaryTwo men in suits and two men in naval uniforms standing before exhibition displays; man on right with megaphone; sign on wall in background reads, "The Navy Yard of Yesteryear." Caption: "Congress get a view: Representatives Leo F. Rayfiel (left) and John J. Rooney seem intrigued by electrical megaphone used on navy ships. Admiral Daubin looks on as Lt. H.R. Rose explains how it works."
  • Date1945
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 6 x 7 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Feb. 19, 1945. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectUnited States. Navy -- Officers ; Megaphones [lctgm] ; Legislators -- United States ; Exhibitions -- 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: Eagle