About This Item

  • TitleEagle honored
  • Call NumberEAGL_0153
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "Eagle honored: In ceremonies at City Hall, the Brooklyn Eagle was honored for 'outstanding achievement in the line of duty for the year 1950.' Mayor Impellitteri made the presentation for Coronet Magazine. Left to right, the Mayor, Frank D. Schroth Jr., vice president of the Brooklyn Eagle, and Ed Reid, Eagle reporter whose crime series led to a widespread shakeup in the Police Department and city government."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 20, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. "Eagle Staff Photo" on caption. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectImpellitteri, Vincent R. (Vincent Richard), 1900-1987 ; Brooklyn eagle ; Award presentations -- New York (State) -- New York ; Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York ; Journalists -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceManhattan (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.