About This Item

  • Call NumberWORK_0725
  • TitleSanta Claus pays off
  • SummaryCaption: "Santa Claus pays off--There were lots of toys for 500 good girls and boys at the annual christmas party given by patrolmen of the Poplar St. precinct. Youngsters are thanking Santa, patrolman Joseph Marcella, and his helpers, left to right, patrolmen James Reedy, Martin Rafferty, and Edward Schultz."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Dec. 23, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; on caption: "Eagle photo by Lambert." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorLambert, Al
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectChristmas -- New York (State) -- New York ; Police -- New York (State) -- New York ; Santa Claus -- New York (State) -- New York ; Toys -- New York (State) -- New York
  • 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: Police Department: Policemen