About This Item

  • Call NumberNEIG_1354
  • Title[General slocum monument]
  • SummaryCloseup of lifesize statue, by sculptor Frederick W. MacMonnies, of Civil War General Slocum sitting on horse, holding reins with left hand, mounted on graffiti-covered pedestal and located in Prospect Park; several trees in background. Note: sword originally held in right hand is missing.
  • Date1966
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 30, 1966. Title supplied by cataloger.
  • SubjectHorses ; Monuments ; Statues
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn, 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: Grand Army Plaza: Sculpture