About This Item

  • Call NumberHOLI_0446
  • TitleSalvo for war dead
  • SummarySoldiers, commanded by officer at right, firing into the air; other soldiers standing behind them; memorial arch and apartment buildings on Plaza and Union Streets in background. Caption on verso: "Salvo for War Dead: With Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, on Grand Army Plaza, in background, a firing squad detachment of 187th Field Artillery Group, New York National Guard, fires salvo as Memorial Day service comes to a close."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: May 31, 1950; "Photo by C. E. McNamara." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorMcNamara, C. E. [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectNew York (State) National Guard ; Memorial Day -- New York (State) -- New York ; Soldiers -- New York (State) -- New York ; Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes -- New York (State) -- New York ; Shooting, Military -- New York (State) -- New York ; Triumphal arches -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn, 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: Salute