About This Item

  • Call NumberCHUR_0305
  • TitleIn the 13th century tradition
  • SummaryTwo choir boys standing in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Church Avenue and St. Paul's Place; boy on left holds tall candlestick (with candle), boy on right is singing, holding book; behind boys, altar with six candlesticks and crucifix. Caption: "In the 13th century tradition--The two boys pictured above are singing the Quempas (Quem Pastores--Say O Shepherds, whom saw ye?) Carol in the manner that it has been done for the past 700 years in Episcopal churches. ..."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: caption stamped: Dec. 10, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorSimmons, William
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSt. Paul's Episcopal Church ; Anglican church buildings ; Choirboys
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Flatbush (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: Churches: Episcopal: Saint Paul's (Protestant) Episcopal Church