About This Item

  • Call NumberSWEL_0421
  • TitleMenorah Home and Hospital for the Aged
  • SummaryCaption: "High ranking Navy officers and others paid tribute to the memory of the late Lt. Comm. Zachary McKay at ceremonies in the Menorah Home and Hospital for the Aged, 871 Bushwick Ave. The board of directors room was dedicated to the memory of Commander McKay who was an aide to Admiral Halsey in the Pacific. ... At the ceremony were his mother, Mrs. Rose Harra [holding large bouquet], one of the founders of the home, Aaron L. Fried [right], president of the home, and Rear Adm. R. T. Cowdrey, commander of the Brooklyn Navy Yard."
  • Date1955
  • 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: Jan. 6, 1955; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectMenorah Home and Hospital for the Aged (New York, N.Y.) ; United States. Navy -- Officers ; Bouquets [lctgm] ; Old age homes -- 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: Social welfare: Homes: Menorah Home and Hospital for the Aged