About This Item


  • Call NumberCLUB_0166
  • TitleThey'll glorify Brooklyn
  • SummaryCaption: "They'll glorify Brooklyn--'The First Families of Brooklyn,' new borough booster organization, has been granted a charter and will start a campaign to acquaint people with Brooklyn's virtues. In the forground, Supreme Court Justice Philip M. Kleinfeld hands charter to John J. Ferguson, secretary of the group. In the background, left to right, are John J. Hartigan, John T. McQuade, Morris J. Stein, Peter J. McGuinness, John J. Lynch, Joseph B.Whitty, Joseph P. Clavin, and William J. Grace."
  • Date1947
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Date stamped on verso: Feb. 27, 1947. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectClubs -- New York (State) -- New York ; Judges -- 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: Clubs: Professional: III