About This Item


  • Call NumberSWEL_0468
  • TitleGround broken for home
  • SummaryCaption: "On the grandstand at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Warschauer Haym Solomon Home for the Aged, County Judge Samuel Leibowitz congratulates Louis Richman, chairman of the building fund. Left to right: Mrs. Leibowitz, Louis Blumenstock, president of the home, Judge Leibowitz, Philip Zichello, deputy commissioner of hospitals, and Mr. Richman."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: Jun[e] 11, 1950. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectHaym Salomon Home for the Aged (New York, N.Y.) ; Ground breaking ceremonies -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Old age homes -- 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: Social welfare: Homes: Haym Salomon Home for the Aged: II