About This Item


  • TitleThe lights go on
  • Call NumberCHUR_0628
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "The lights go on--Choir boys from the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary [Fort Hamilton Parkway and East 4th Street] sing Christmas carols during Borough Hall ceremonies yesterday marking the lighting of the large Christmas tree in the plaza."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectImmaculate Heart of Mary Church ; Catholic church buildings [lctgm] ; Choirboys
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Kensington (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.