About This Item

  • Call NumberHOSP_0004
  • TitleVictory babies
  • SummaryCaption: "Victory babies--These youngsters won a contest for 'bests' at Adelphi Hospital [located at 50 Greene Avenue]. They are, left to right, Jimmy Kirkpatrick, six months, healthiest boy; Diana Valek, 13 months, prettiest girl; Valerie Matteis, 13 months, healthiest girl, and Francesco Materrese, nine months, handsomest boy. The winners received paid-up war stamp books, which may be exchanged for bonds. The contest was held to stimulate interest among parents to purchase war stamps and bonds for their babies."
  • Date1942
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteDate stamped on verso: Jul[y] 10, 1942. Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAdelphi Hospital ; Contests -- New York (State) -- New York ; Infants -- 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: Hospitals: Adelphi