About This Item


  • Call NumberSCHL_0501
  • TitleCrowning the queen
  • SummaryCaption: "Crowning the queen--Elaine Feldman is crowned 'queen' of the May festival at Packer Collegiate Institute, 170 Joralemon St., by Betsey Brown, 'king' of the festival, as Caroline Sparks, lady in waiting, assists."
  • Date1948
  • 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: date stamped: May 7, 1948; "Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPacker Collegiate Institute ; Festivals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Women college students -- 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: Private: Packer Collegiate Institute: Students: 1940's: I