About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_0736
  • TitleLaying wreath
  • SummaryCaption: "...Roeder laying wreath on Revolutionary War graves. In background at left is Magistrate Alfred E. Steers, who was grand marshal of parade, and, at left, Alderman Victor Saunders;" several spectators including woman wearing Dutch costume and several men wearing military uniforms including one on far left holding large flag on pole; ceremony is part of Flatbush Week, celebrating 200th anniversary of Flatbush Avenue as a shopping district.
  • Date1932
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 5 x 5 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteCropped; appriximately 2/3 of original image appears to be missing. On recto: "Eagle" printed in black ink in lower right corner. On verso: date inscribed: Oct. 9/32. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
  • SubjectAnniversaries ; Costume -- Netherlands ; Festivities ; Wreaths
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceFlatbush (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: Flatbush: Celebrations: Flatbush Week