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  • Call NumberBPL_0833
  • TitleHomecrest Branch dedication
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (BPL 0832), some of which may also be described in this new record; Two interior views of dedication and opening ceremony on May 21, 1963, at the Homecrest Branch of Brooklyn Public Library, located at 2424 Coney Island Avenue. Pictured in 0832, left to right, are Irving Engel, library trustee; Francis R. St. John, library director; John F. Hayes, deputy borough president and principal speaker, and Charles J. Mylod, president of the board of trustees. 0833 shows five people standing behind long table with large cake and punchbowl. Pictured are Mr. Mylod, Mr. Hayes, Mr. St. John, and an unidentified priest and an unidentified woman, wearing a corsage, probably the branch librarian, who is handing a slice of cake to Mr. Hayes.
  • Date1963
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description2 photographic prints : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteStamped on verso of 0833: Paramount Printing Co. Title from typed caption on verso of 0832.
  • SubjectEngel, Irving ; Hayes, John F ; Mylod, Charles J ; St. John, Francis R ; Brooklyn Public Library. Homecrest Branch ; Building dedications -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; Library administrators -- New York (State) -- New York ; Library trustees -- New York (State) -- New York ; Municipal officials and employees -- New York (State) -- New York ; Public libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn 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: Brooklyn Public Library: Branches: Homecrest