About This Item

  • Call NumberCHUR_0652
  • TitleCornerstone ceremony
  • SummarySix men (four wearing clerical attire, two wearing suits) standing next to a brick wall; second man on left holds spade in right hand; portion of american flag in upper right and in lower right. Caption: "Cornerstone ceremony--In his first public appearance in Brooklyn since his nomination as Democratic candidate for Mayor, Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora looks on as cornerstone for $500,000 Our Lady of Peace Youth Center, Denton Place and 1st St., is laid. Handling trowel is the Rev. Virgil Liucci, delegate provincial of Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception. Looking on are the Rev. Alfonso Parziale, right, pastor of Our Lady of Peace Church, and former Sheriff James V. Mangano."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Sep[t] 18, 1950. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectOur Lady of Peace Youth Center ; Catholic church buildings [lctgm] ; Cornerstone laying ; Youth centers
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceGowanus Canal (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.