About This Item

  • Call NumberHOLI_0434
  • TitleWhat so proudly we hail
  • SummaryElevated view of soldiers marching past equestrian statue on Bedford Avenue; crowd lining sidewalk in background before building with three arched entrance portals (former Union League Club). Caption on verso: "What So Proudly We Hail: The 14th Regiment color guard in the Memorial Day parade marches past the General Grant statue."
  • Date1944
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: May 31, 1944; "Eagle Staff Photo." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectGrant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Statues ; Memorial Day -- New York (State) -- New York ; Parades -- New York (State) -- New York ; Color guards -- New York (State) -- New York ; Equestrian statues -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Crown 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.
  • FolderFolder: Celebrations: Memorial Day: Parade