About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_2144
  • TitleSilver service
  • SummaryCaption: "An interesting ceremony took place yesterday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, when a silver service was presented to the torpedo boat destroyer Samuel Reid. The presentation was made by Mrs. Alfred Delcambre, Jr., who is a granddaughter of Commodore Reid for whom the destroyer was named." Pictured are a large pitcher and two goblets, all inscribed.
  • Date1912
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteDate stamped on verso: Jun[e] 10, 1912. Retouched. Title from inscription on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
  • SubjectNew York Naval Shipyard ; Pitchers -- New York (State) -- New York ; Silver drinking vessels -- New York (State) -- New York ; Silverwork -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Navy Yard (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • FolderFolder: Brooklyn Navy Yard: Celebrations & ceremonies