About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_1037
  • TitleRehearsing
  • SummaryThree men and one woman wearing military uniforms and holding open books standing in field in front of large sign, "Easter dawn service, sunrise, 600 a.[m.]." Caption: "Rehearsing--Seen preparing for Easter Day services on the parapet at Fort Hamilton--the ceremony is one of the oldest of its kind in the country--are Staff Sgt. Leaford Williams of Brooklyn, Pfc. Avelina Razo of Texas, Master Sgt. John Ruback of Troy and Maj. Alfred S. Kline of Massachusetts, post chaplain."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Mar. 23, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorUnited States. Army
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectEaster service ; Military bases ; Military uniforms
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Fort Hamilton (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: Fort Hamilton: Military: Field mass