SummaryLarge crowd of Boy Scouts standing on steps of Borough Hall; most Scouts holding poster that reads, "Give Now! . . . Help Build The Brooklyn War Memorial"; billboard for memorial at back of crowd, placed over columns on facade of building. Caption on verso: "On the March: Boy Scouts of Brooklyn, ready to distribute posters for the Brooklyn War Memorial to downtown merchants, are gathered at their starting point, Borough Hall, where the first billboard for the campaign was unveiled."
NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Jan. 27, 1946. Grease pencil cropping marks.
Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
SubjectBrooklyn Borough Hall (New York, N.Y.) ; War memorials -- New York (State) -- New York ; Fund raising -- New York (State) -- New York ; Boy Scouts -- New York (State) -- New York ; Billboards -- New York (State) -- New York ; Crowds -- New York (State) -- New York
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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