About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_1094
  • TitleA tree that looks at God
  • SummaryCaption: "A tree that looks at God--A member of the Parent Teachers Association of New Utrecht High School comforts Mrs. Rose Laraia, mother of Sgt. Alfred Laraia, an alumnus of New Utrecht in whose name Carmela Laraia, sister of the sergeant killed in action, dedicates a tree on the school grounds. Others in the picture are an army bugler from Fort Hamilton and Mrs. Lena Volpe, aunt of the hero." The image includes an unidentified young woman wearing a graduation gown.
  • Date1944
  • 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: May 6, 1944; "Eagle staff photo by Lambert." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorLambert, Al
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectNew Utrecht High School ; Bugle -- New York (State) -- New York ; Tree planting ceremonies -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Sunset Park (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: Schools: Public: High schools: New Utrecht