[Six orphan children in wading pool] - Digital Collections

Call NumberSWEL_0523
Title[Six orphan children in wading pool]
SummaryFive children splashing in wading pool; one boy with whistle and "life guard" shirt perched above them on stool. Caption: "When it comes to expert protection of life, leave it to four-year-old Maxie. He is the lifeguard at the wading pool of the Infants Home of Brooklyn, and when the splashing gets too splashy, he toots his tin whistle. . . . The home is at 1358 56th St."
Date1951
Formatstill image
Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
NoteOn verso: date stamped: Aug. 20, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title supplied by cataloger. Grease pencil cropping marks.
CreatorBrooklyn eagle
Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
SubjectOrphans -- New York (State) -- New York ; Orphanages -- New York (State) -- New York ; Wading [lctgm]
CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
PlaceBorough Park (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (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: Orphanages: Infants Home of Brooklyn: Children