About This Item

  • Call NumberCHUR_0094
  • TitleWhere Lincoln prayed
  • SummaryBas-relief sculpture in external niche of Abraham Lincoln on left and statue of Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) between two columns on pedestal on right. Small tree and shrubs in foreground. Caption: "Where Lincoln prayed--Sculpture at Plymouth Church of Pilgrims, 75 Hicks Street, commemorates two visits Abraham Lincoln paid to Brooklyn Heights Church in 1860. Standing nearby is statue of church's famed anti-slavery preacher, Henry Ward Beecher."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Feb. 12, 1954; photographer's stamp: "Lambert." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorLambert, Al [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBeecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887 ; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 ; Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) ; Bas-relief [lctgm] ; Congregational churches ; Sculpture ; Statues
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Heights (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: Churches: Congregational: Plymouth: Henry Ward Beecher