About This Item

  • Call NumberCHUR_0739
  • TitleShrine Church of St. Bernadette
  • SummaryThree men (two wearing clerical attire and holding books) standing at cornerstone laying ceremony; two other men at far left; one other man at far right carrying mortar and pestle. Caption: "Mons. Alphonse Arcese, pastor of the Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, laying the cornerstone of the Shrine Church of St. Bernadette Sunday afternoon at 82d St. and 13th Ave. The Rev. Francis P. Barilla, pastor-founder of the Shrine Church is alongside Mons. Arcese."
  • Date1936
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date inscribed: Oct. 14/36. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
  • SubjectSt. Bernadette Church ; Catholic Church -- Clergy ; Catholic church buildings [lctgm] ; Cornerstone laying
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Dyker 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.