About This Item

  • Call NumberARM_0057
  • TitleBlessings
  • SummarySoldiers at attention, some with regimental and American flags, facing chaplain with raised arm, probably in armory in Park Slope on 8th Ave. and 14th St. Caption: "BLESSINGS: The famous flags of a fighting outfit -- proudly hailed for 100 years as Brooklyn's 'Fighting Fourteenth' and now maintaining its rich heritage as the 187th Field Artillery Group -- are (above) blessed by Maj. (Chaplain) C. J. Troy during 'Departure Day' ceremonies at the 2d Corps Artillery Armory."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Sep. 24, 1950; "Eagle staff photos." Grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectNew York (State). National Guard ; Soldiers -- New York (State) -- New York ; Armories -- New York (State) -- New York ; Arsenals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Benediction -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Park Slope (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: Armories: Park Slope (8th Ave. & 14th St.)