About This Item


  • Call NumberCHUR_0108
  • TitleCrusade for peace
  • SummaryFacade (portion) and portico of Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, 75 Hicks Street, with three signs, "Plymouth Church" (hanging from front wall, left), "Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims" ( listing church programs, attached to front wall, right), and "Open daily Monday through Friday from 11 to 3 for Prayers for Peace" (hanging from portico, center); woman on ladder attaching sign, man on ground observing. Iron fence along front, stained glass window in front, right; neighboring building on far left. Caption: "A feature of the CRUSADE FOR PEACE initiated a week ago in historic Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims on Orange Street in Downtown Brooklyn is illustrated above. the church auditorium will now be open daily for prayers for peace on Mondays through Fridays from 11 to 3. Staff members are seen putting the sign into position on Thursday. On Sunday morning at 11 Dr. Fifield's sermon topic will be: THE WAY TO STOP COMMUNISM."
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Apr. 15, 1949; photographer's stamp. Title (modified) from typewritten caption on verso.
  • CreatorBloom, Robert D.
  • SubjectPlymouth Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) ; Congregational churches
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn 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: Churches: Congregational: Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims