About This Item

  • Call NumberCHUR_0928
  • TitleScene of first mass
  • SummaryResidential building (wood) with fire escapes on both sides and sign on street level: "Furniture moved to city and country;" fire hydrant and portion of residential building on far right, laundry hanging on clothesline and portion of large sign on far left, and intersecting streets. Caption: "Scene of first mass--First Catholic Mass in Brooklyn was offered in this building, then a hotel owned by William Purcell, at York and Gold Sts., in 1821. the building has since been demolished."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 6 x 5 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Jan. 13, 1953. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectCatholic Church ; Hotels
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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: Roman Catholic: General