About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_1074
  • TitleBack home in Brooklyn
  • SummaryTen men wearing military uniforms standing in a room. Caption: "Back home in Brooklyn--First formation of the 809th Field Artillery Battalion was reviewed yesterday in its new headquarters in Fort Hamilton. The active reserve unit moved into a new armory, constructed for reserve use, from Long Island City, where the all-Brooklyn outfit trained. Lt. Col. William L. Phyfe, commanding officer, right is shown receiving the salute of his adjutant, Capt. Martin W. Bergin. The battalion is Brooklyn's heavy artillery unit of the Organized Reserve Corps now conducting a recruiting drive."
  • Date1951
  • 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: Jul[y] 23, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectUnited States. Army -- Officers ; United States. Army -- Reserves ; Soldiers
  • 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: Personnel