SummaryOne boy holding American flag, one boy playing trumpet, and three older women looking at plaque that reads, "Memoiral Trees And Garden To Honor Graduates Of P.S. 241 Who Servied Our Country, World War II, Korea." Caption on verso: "Honoring Fallen Alumni: To mark the memory of six graduates of Public School 241, President St. near Franklin Ave., who were killed in World War II and Korea, Harvey Wexler, 14, left, and Barry Becher, 11, students there, participate in ceremonies built around the dedication of a memorial plaque and the planting of trees in the school yard. Looking at the plaque are: Mrs. Elsie R. Kane, school principal, third from left; Mrs. Eda Thompson (partially hidden), who is in charge of the school gardens, and Regina C. M. Burke, associate superintendent of schools."
NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: May 31, 1952; photographer's stamp; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
SubjectMemorial Day -- New York (State) -- New York ; Schoolboys -- New York (State) -- New York ; School principals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Public schools -- New York (State) -- New York
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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