SummaryCaption: "Becomes friend for life--Mayor O'Dwyer accepts plaque signifying his life membership in the Friends of St. Charles Hospital from Neil Crilly, 6, while Eleanor Cacciatore, 4, and Mrs. O'Dwyer look on. The hospital is the Brooklyn Home for Blind, Crippled and Defective Children, 277 Hicks St., and is dedicated to the aid of handicapped children, regardless iof race, creed or color. The mayor has given his wholehearted support to the efforts of the Friends to raise funds for the replacement of equipment in the hospital." Image includes two other girls sitting on beds in the background.
SubjectO'Dwyer, William, 1890-1964 ; Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York ; Plaques -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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