About This Item

  • Call NumberHOLI_0427
  • TitlePay tribute to war dead
  • SummaryFour men in American Legion caps or uniforms standing before large wreath in Prospect Park; partial view of seated participants above and behind them; Legionnaire at far right not identified on caption. Caption on verso: "Pay Tribute to War Dead: Lt. Col. John J. Bennett Jr., former State Attorney General; County Commander Lawrence Wiseman of the American Legion and the Rev. Benney S. Benson, Legion County chaplain, left to right, stand before memorial wreath at the Legion's pre-Memorial Day services in Prospect Park."
  • Date1945
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: May 28, 1945; "Eagle Staff Photo." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAmerican Legion ; Memorial Day -- New York (State) -- New York ; Wreaths -- New York (State) -- New York ; Parks -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Prospect Park (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: Celebrations: Memorial Day: General