About This Item

  • Call NumberHOSP_0037
  • TitleA place to play
  • SummaryCaption: "A place to play--Youngsters at the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital pass the time playing in the nursery provided for them by the Junior Auxiliary of the hospital. In the background supervising their activities are Mrs. Garrett V. S. Ryerson, Jr., a member of the auxiliary, and Nurse Mary Whatley (left to right)."
  • Date1948
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteDate stamped on verso: Jun[e] 27, 1948; on caption: "Eagle staff photo." Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectHospitals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Nurseries -- New York (State) -- New York ; Nurses -- 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: Hospitals: Brooklyn Eye & Ear