About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_1033
  • TitleOpen drive for war memorial
  • SummaryCaption: "Open drive for war memorial--The firing squad of the 106th Infantry, National Guard, fires salute to 100 alumni of Abraham Lincoln High School [located at 2800 Ocean Parkway] who were killed in action. Ceremonies in the school's stadium launched $100,000 drive for the construction of a Hundred Heroes Hall as a memorial to the men who gave their lives and to the 5,000 others from the school who served in the war;" boy holding flag on pole and portions of several spectators in background.
  • Date1947
  • 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: Oct. 17, 1947' "Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectUnited States. National guard ; Abraham Lincoln High School (New York, N.Y.) ; Flags -- New York (State) -- New York ; Rifles -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (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: Abraham Lincoln: Students