About This Item

  • Call NumberMEMO_0010
  • Title[Brooklyn War Memorial]
  • SummaryExterior view of a ceremony, attended by a large group of spectators, of the opening of the Brooklyn War Memorial in Cadman Plaza Park, honoring Brooklynites who served in World War II.
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteInscribed on verso: "Photo taken 11/51. Stamped on verso: date: Oct. 28, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle. Title from inscription on verso; supplied partially by cataloger.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • SubjectMemorials -- New York (State) -- New York ; Spectators -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Downtown Brooklyn (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: Memorials: Brooklyn War Memorial: Ceremonies