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  • Call NumberSCHL_0564
  • TitleOutstanding cadets
  • SummaryCaption: "Outstanding cadets--Col. Lawrence E. Lynn, left, professor of military science and tactics at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, shakes hands with Cadet Lt. Col. Francis J. Mercerf as he extendscongratulations to officer and Cadet Sgt. Victor R. Struber. The two received medals awarded by Society of American Military Engineers to senior and junior cadets in Brooklyn's only Reserve Officer Training Corps unit durind review of Poly Prep Country Day School parade grounds."
  • Date1951
  • 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: May 11, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorPublicity Photographers [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPolytechnic Institute of Brooklyn ; Military cadets -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • 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: Schools: Adult: Polytechnic Institute: Students