About This Item

  • Call NumberHOSP_0541
  • TitleMusic has charms
  • SummaryCaption: "Music has charms to ease tensions of hospitalized veterans, recondition arm and finger muscles, speed complete recovery. Photo gives glimpse of ward at Brooklyn Naval Hospital on Music Day when veterans get instruction in any branch of music they like, through Veterans Music Program of Musicians Emergency fund. Shown here are S. 1/c Paul Nadeau of 4855 46th St., Woodside; left, Miss Mary Lou Martin, Red Cross recreation worker, and S. 2/c Clarence Chilton of Roanoake, Va." The two men are playing guitars.
  • Date1947
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: May 25, 1947; on caption:"Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectGuitar -- Instruction and study ; Hospital patients -- New York (State) -- New York ; Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Veterans -- 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: Hospitals: Brooklyn Naval Hospital