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  • Call NumberSCHL_0840
  • TitleYesterday and the day before at Erasmus Hall
  • SummaryCaption: "Yesterday and the day before at Erasmus Hall--Because it was the first high school to be chartered in 1787 by the Board of Regents, Erasmus Hall High School this week marks the Regents Convocation in Albany with a three-act play showing the progress of the school from the Dutch academy to its present state. Sylvia Katz, a junior, of 508 E 4th St., shows off the costume of an early Dutch-American student. Stanley Horowitz, center, a sophomore, of 441 Ocean Parkway, appears as a student of 1904. Edward Wolochin, right, a junior, of 1084 New York Ave., wears an early American zoot suit."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Apr. 7, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; "Eagle photo by Fox." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorFox, Dan
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectErasmus Hall High School ; College and school drama -- New York (State) -- New York ; Costume -- United States -- History -- 18th century ; Costume -- United States -- History -- 20th century ; High school students -- 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: Erasmus Hall: Students: II