About This Item


  • Call NumberHOLI_0504
  • Title[Marchers at Grand Army Plaza]
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (HOLI 0507), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two images of soldiers marching through or behind Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza, perhaps in rehersal for Memorial Day parade; 0504 (8 x 10 in.) shows two veterans with American flag and flag for Veterans of Foreign Wars marching ahead of troop with white helmets; spectators at left; free-standing column at entrance to Prospect Park visible through arch in background; 0507 (10 x 8 in.) shows the same two men leading the same troop, probably moments earlier, with troop passing directly under arch; lone policeman or officer observing troop in left foreground.
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description2 photographic prints : black & white
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. On versos: date stamped: May 7, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • SubjectVeterans of Foreign Wars of the United States ; Memorial Day -- New York (State) -- New York ; Parades -- New York (State) -- New York ; Soldiers -- New York (State) -- New York ; Triumphal arches -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Grand Army Plaza (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: Celebrations: Memorial Day: Salute