About This Item

  • Call NumberCRIM_0017
  • TitleFirearms now pointed at heart of axis
  • SummaryCaption: "Firearms now pointed at heart of axis--This pile of firearms [mostly pistols], contributed by ex-criminals who have the guns up when they joined the Salvation Army, now earmarked for the war scrap drive, is scrutinized at a Brooklyn Rotary Club meeting. Robert Nelson, vice president of the Arma Corporation; Envoy J. Stanley Sheppard of the Salvation Army; George A. Barnewall, vice president of the Rotary Club, and Dr. Squire, prison physician, appraise the collection."
  • Date1942
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Date stamped on verso: Oct. 2, 1942. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSalvation Army -- New York (State) -- New York ; Firearms -- New York (State) -- New York ; Pistols -- 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: Crime: Firearms: Underworld: I