About This Item


  • Call NumberHOSP_0642
  • TitleEssay winners
  • SummaryCaption: "Essay winners--At House of St. Giles the Cripple, 1346 President St., four winners of 'What the Flag Means to Me' essay contest, sponsored by Daughters of American Revolution, get awards. Left to right are Mrs. Charles N. Lane, regent of Battle Pass Chapter, D. A. R.; Mrs. William H. White, George Snyder, 14, Ina Lerner, 14, and Henry Rosenfeld, 13. In the wheelchair is Alfred Anderson, 11, with Cinder, a seeing eye dog, an interested spectator."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Stamped on verso:date: Sep[t] 27, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle; on caption: Eagle staff photo by Fox. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorFox, Dan
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAwards -- New York (State) -- New York ; Children with disabilities -- New York (State) -- New York ; Guide dogs -- New York (State) -- New York ; Hospital patients -- New York (State) -- New York ; Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Wheelchairs -- 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: Hospitals: St. Giles the Cripple: Patients (Children)