About This Item

  • TitleSt. Nicholas' R. C. Church
  • Call NumberCHUR_1190
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryFacade of church and intersecting streets. Caption: "St. Nicholas R. C. Church, Olive and Devoe Streets.Incorporated July 25, 1865. ... First services ... were conducted on Sunday, May 13, 1886. St. Nicholas was chosen as the patron saint in recognition of the generosity and good offices of Nicholas Seitz, one of the founders. ..."
  • Date1916, published 1945, 1949, 1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 4 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: May 14, 1916; captions stamped: Jun[e] 3, 1945, Jul[y] 10, 1949, and Dec. 6, 1953; Eagle stamp. Title from caption dated 1949.
  • CreatorBrooklyn daily eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSt. Nicholas Church ; Catholic church buildings [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Greenpoint (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.