Celebrating Forsythia Day

Celebrating Forsythia Day
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Title: Celebrating Forsythia Day
Description:

Caption: "Celebrating Forsythia Day--Participating in the ceremonies at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden were (left to right) Philip A. Benson, chairman; Mrs. John Cashmore, wife of the Borough President; the Rev. Dr. L. Wendell Fifield, minister of Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims; Mrs. Robert Moses, wife of the Park Sommissioner; Mrs. Edward C.Blum, originator of the idea to make forsythia Brooklyn's flower, and Dr. George S. Avery, Jr., director of the Garden."

Date: 1946
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Creator: Brooklyn eagle.
More Details: Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched.
Date stamped on verso: Apr. 11, 1946; on caption: "Eagle staff photo."
Title from caption on verso.
Collection: Gardens
Subject: Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Forsythia
Gardens
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
Portraits.
Rights: Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library.
ID: GRDN 0054