About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_0658
  • TitleCommencement in Bay Ridge
  • SummaryCaption: "Commencement in Bay Ridge--Col. Sigurd J. Arnesen, who pinch bit for Wilhelm Morgensterne, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States, at the 71st commencement of Bay Ridge High School, [4th Avenue and 67th Street] felicitates Ruth Larsen, grade president, while Principal Elizabeth T. Fitzpatrick, looks on;" candle in candlestick on mantel in background.
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Jan. 31, 1950; "Eagle staff photos." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBay Ridge High School (New York, N.Y.) ; Academic costume -- New York (State) -- New York ; Graduation ceremonies -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • 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: Bay Ridge: II