About This Item

  • Call NumberGOVT_0149
  • TitleNew altar
  • SummaryMan standing with book in hand smiling at four people standing before him at lectern or desk. Caption: "New Altar: First couple to be married in the Marriage License Bureau in the Municipal Building at Borough Hall are shown above during the ceremony. Palms at the side are included. Left to right are Deputy City Clerk James A. Bell, performing the marriage; Raymond B. Coll, witness; Jack Kasawsky, bridegroom; Mae Seandel, the bride, and John Leddo, witness."
  • Date1937
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date inscribed: April 30/37; "Times-Union photo." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Times-Union
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Times-Union]
  • SubjectCivil marriage -- New York (State) -- New York ; Municipal buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Downtown 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: Judiciary: Municipal Building: Marriage License Bureau