About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_1069
  • TitleAnd they are only beginners
  • SummaryCaption: "And they are only beginners--Swimming is a required subject at Manual Training [High School located at 237 Seventh Avenue] just like English 1. The girls shown above are in the beginners class. Backstroking [left to right] are McGilligan, Lorraine Pinkermell, Barbara Turner, June Evans,and Nancy Andrews." The school's name changed in 1960 to John Jay High School and its name changed again in 2001 to Secondary School for Law Journalism and Research.
  • Date1948
  • 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: Apr. 10, 1948. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectManual Training High School (Brooklyn, N.Y.) ; Swimming -- New York (State) -- New York ; Swimming pools -- 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: Schools: Public: High schools: Manual Training: Students