About This Item

  • TitleHelp for the aged
  • Call NumberSWEL_0181
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "Help for the aged--Mayor Wagnerr, second from right, officially launches 'Brooklyn Hebrew Home and Hospital for the Aged Week' at institution's 47th anniversary dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria. Shown, left to right, are Mrs. Mae Naitove, honorary president of the home; Deputy Mayor Henry C. Epstein; Mrs. Phillip Brenner, president of the home; Mr. Wagner and Edward Silberman, chairman of the dinner."
  • Date1954
  • 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: Nov. 8, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorSharp, Jay
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectWagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1910-1991 ; Brooklyn Hebrew Home and Hospital for the Aged (New York, N.Y.) ; Fund raising -- New York (State) -- New York ; Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York ; Old age homes -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.