About This Item

  • TitleOld Glory
  • Call NumberHOLI_0423
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryColor guard marching on roadway at Cypress Hills Cemetery; two officers (backs to camera) saluting as they pass. Caption on verso: "Old Glory: An impressive moment at the American Legion memorial services at the National Cemetery yesterday."
  • Date1943
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: May 24, 1943. Grease pencil cropping marks.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAmerican Legion ; Cypress Hills Cemetery (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) ; Memorial Day -- New York (State) -- New York ; Color guards -- New York (State) -- New York ; Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Cypress Hills (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.