About This Item


  • Call NumberCHUR_0457
  • TitleLay church cornerstone
  • SummaryThree men in clerical attire standing around cornerstone: man on left holds trowel in right hand, book in left hand; the other two men hold documents. Many spectators watch ceremony. Caption: "Lay church cornerstone--The Rev. Walter C. Martin, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church holds trowel over cornerstone for his new church building at 91st St. and 3d Ave. Participating in the ceremony is the Rev. Robert W. Metzger, center, assistant pastor, and the Rev. Walter C. Daib, former pastor of the church and now minister of the St. James Lutheran Church in Woodside."
  • Date1950
  • 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: Feb. 6, 1950. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectTrinity Lutheran Church ; Cornerstone laying ; Lutheran churches [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • 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: Churches: Lutheran: Trinity Lutheran Church