About This Item

  • TitleFestival of lights
  • Call NumberSWEL_0420
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "Festival of lights--Paul Kuznekoff previews the eight-day Chanukah holiday to be observed at the Menorah Home and Hospital for the Aged, 871 Bushwick Ave., as he lights the traditional eight candles. His sister, Sheila, 9, watches as the Rev. Harry Suchman, a resident, explains the meaning of the holiday ..."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Dec. 13, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorSharp, Jay
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectMenorah Home and Hospital for the Aged (New York, N.Y.) ; Older people -- New York (State) -- New York ; Hanukkah ; Menorah -- New York (State) -- New York ; Old age homes -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.