About This Item


  • Call NumberHOSP_0644
  • TitleSanta and his helper
  • SummaryCaption: "Santa and his helpers--Hospital workers pitch in as Tiny Tim Auxiliary of House of St. Giles the Cripple holds its annual Christmas party for young orthopedic patients. Bill Von Holse plays St. Nick, while Bill Gillette holds the bag at right."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Stamped on verso: date: Dec. 18, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectChristmas -- New York (State) -- New York ; Children with disabilities -- New York (State) -- New York ; Hospital patients -- New York (State) -- New York ; Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Santa Claus -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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: St. Giles the Cripple: Patients (Children)