About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_0596
  • TitleNew Catholic school
  • SummaryCaption: "New Catholic school--Bishop Thomas E. Molloy will preside at the dedication ceremonies on Monday afternoon, May 19, at 3:30 o'clock of the new parich school of the R. C. Church of St. Therese of Lisieux on Avenue U [really Avenue D] south of E. 45th St. [a large three-story brick building], of which Mons. Thomas A. Nummey is pastor. The school was started by the late Rev. William ... Fischer, who also founded the parish. A bronze plaque in memory of Father Fischer ... foyer of the school will also be blessed by Bishop Molloy. ...;" intersecting streets and utility pole in foreground.
  • Date1941
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: May 16, 1941. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSt. Therese of Lisieux School (New York, N.Y.) ; Utility poles -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)East Flatbush (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 Therese of Lisieux School