About This Item


  • Call NumberHOLI_0443
  • TitleAs the flag goes by
  • SummarySeven men, some in uniform and some in civilian clothes, standing on flag-draped reviewing stand and saluting. Caption on verso: "As the Flag Goes By: On reviewing stand at Eastern Parkway near Flatbush Ave. during Memorial Day parade are, left to right, Rear Admiral Paul F. Nebecker, Supreme Court Justice Emil N. Baar; Rear Admiral Walter S. DeLany, Col. William A. Dawkins, grand marshal of parade; City Planning Commission Chairman John J. Bennett, Col. John Cummings, Roman Catholic chaplain, and the Rev. Dr. Sidney S. Tedesche, rabbi of Union Temple."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: May 31, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectMemorial Day -- New York (State) -- New York ; Soldiers -- New York (State) -- New York ; Parades -- New York (State) -- New York ; Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes -- 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