Girls as Queen Esther - Digital Collections

Call NumberHERZ_0424
TitleGirls as Queen Esther
SummaryClose-up of five Hasidic girls standing on front step of Williamsburg building on Purim; girl on far left is wearing large kerchief and carrying large book, girl (or boy?) behind her is wearing crown, pig mask and beard, and other three girls are wearing dresses and paper crowns; girl on far right is carrying scepter.
Date1965
Formatstill image
Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
NoteOn verso: date stamped: May, 1965; photographer's stamp. Title from inscription on verso.
CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
SubjectCostumes [lctgm] ; Hasidim ; Purim
CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
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PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, 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.
FolderIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection ; Series title: Hasidic Jewish community of Williamsburg