About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_1441
  • TitleEighth graders cut a graduation rug
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (SCHL 1440), some of which may also be described in this new record; Caption: "Eighth graders cut a graduation rug--Eighth grade students at Public School 222 couldn't wait through four years of high school for their first prom, so they staged one of their own in the school auditorium, Quentin Road between E 33d and 34th Sts., to celebrate graduation. The 'rug cutters' busy on the dance floor most of the evening, crowd around the refreshment table during intermission to enjoy the snacks and punch prepared and served by a corps of parent-chaperones. Late arrivals [1441] sample the refreshments before venturing onto the crowded floor."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description2 photographic prints : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteCropped and retouched. On verso: date stamped: Jun[e] 19, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectEating & drinking -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Proms -- New York (State) -- New York ; School children -- New York (State) -- New York
  • 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: Public: P.S. #222