About This Item


  • Call NumberSCHL_0587
  • TitleSchool play
  • SummaryCaption: "School play--Children of St. Martin of Tours School operated by Sisters of St. Joseph, presented a play, 'Lord, What Wilt Thou Have Me Do?' in honor of the Rev. Arthur A. Leonard, pastor, and Sister M. Ancilla, C.S.J., principal. They are, left to right, Carol Villani, Mary Jean Feustel, Helen Lusby and Lorraine A. McNamara." The school, which apparently no longer exists, was presumably connected to St. Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church, located at 1288 Hancock Street.
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: caption stamped: May 4, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorMcNamara, C. E. [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSt. Martin of Tours School (New York, N.Y.) ; Children's plays -- New York (State) -- New York ; School children -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)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: Schools: Private: Saint Martin of Tours School