About This Item

  • Call NumberHOSP_0417
  • TitleAt groundbreaking ceremonies
  • SummaryCaption: "At groundbreaking ceremonies--Mayor O'Dwyer, right, and Dr. Edward M. Bernecker, Commissioner of Hospitals, break ground for a Tuberculosis and Chronic Disease Pavilion at Kings County Hospital. Mayor O'Dwyer, who described the crowding in city hospitals as 'frightful,' said the city hospital system needs 17 new units, which would cost a minimum of $135,000,000 to build."
  • Date1947
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteDate stamped on verso: Nov. 7, 1947; on caption: "Eagle staff photo." Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectO'Dwyer, William, 1890-1964 ; Kings County Hospital (Kings County, N.Y.) ; Ground breaking ceremonies -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York
  • 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: Hospitals: Kings County: General