About This Item


  • Call NumberSWEL_0641
  • TitleHonorary resident of boys' home
  • SummaryCaption: "Honorary resident of boys' home--Mayor O'Dwyer, right, accepts card making him an honorary resident of St. Vincent's Home for Boys, 66 Boerum Place, from Alexander Layton, left, while Raymond Rubenstein, second from right, a fellow member of the Boys' Resident Association, and the Rev. William M. Casey, rector of the home, look on. ..."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: May 28, 1950. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectO'Dwyer, William, 1890-1964 ; Catholic Church -- Clergy -- New York (State) -- New York ; Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York ; Orphanages -- New York (State) -- New York ; Orphans -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)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: Saint Vincent's: General