TitleTwo children standing in a kitchen, dressed for first communion.
SummaryJohn and Patricia Whalen dressed for Patricia's first Holy Communion, he in suspenders with bow tie, she in a white dress holding flowers. On their left is a bathtub, at right is a stove.
NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Date supplied by donor. Original photograph, 4 x 5 inches, digitized on January 30, 2016 as a TIFF. Donated for capture by Eileen Kassab at Dyker Heights Library. Collected through the Our Streets, Our Stories community heritage project, a part of the Culture in Transit grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Knight News Challenge.
SubjectFirst communion--Catholic Church ; Rites and ceremonies
Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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