About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_2075
  • TitleSanta Claus came to town
  • SummaryMan dressed as Santa Claus, left, receiving gift from group of ten children at right; Christmas decorations and wall mural in background. Caption: "Santa Claus came to town early this year in honor of the opening of the Abraham & Straus toyland. Twenty-two kids from the Williamsburg Settlement House presented their Man-of-the-Year with a cardboard Christmas tree they made themselves. From left to right are Claus and Betty Smith, 6, of 28 Meserole St.; Joseph Grabowski, 5, of 37 Maujer St., and Ray Samuels, 5, of 123 Stagg St., presenting the tree."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print: black & white, gelatin silver; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: caption stamped: Nov. 2, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectChildren ; Santa Claus ; Christmas ; Social settlements
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Williamsburg (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: Williamsburg: Settlement Houses: Children