About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_0688
  • TitleWorking for progress
  • SummaryCaption: "Working for progress--clergymen and store owners in the vacinity of 13th Ave. are pulling together for greater business and social development in their neighborhood. Joining in an informal conference are, seated (left to right) the Rev. Francis P. Barilla, pastor of the Shrine Church of St. Bernadette, and the Rev. George H. MacMurray, pastor of St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal church. Standing, James Gerardi, Samuel Bress of Jacob Bress, Inc., and Peter Messina;" table in foreground with large map on blotter, three pens, ink bottle, small glass dish, stapler, small book, and booklet.
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Jan. 29, 1950. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBusinessmen ; Clergy
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Dyker Heights (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: Dyker Heights