About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_0572
  • TitleNew school is blessed
  • SummaryCaption: "New school is blessed--Archbishop Thomas E. Molloy is shown blessing new ... home of St. Francis Prep[aratory School], N. 6th St. and Bedford Ave., as monsignori, priests and teaching brothers assist. Crowd of thousands jammed street and R. C. Church of St. Vincent de Paul across street during ceremony."
  • Date1952
  • 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: Sep[t] 22, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSaint Francis Preparatory School (New York, N.Y.) ; Catholic Church -- Clergy -- New York (State) -- New York ; Building dedications -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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: Private: Saint Francis Preparatory School