Cheer dispensers

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Title: Cheer dispensers
Description:

Scene in Prospect Park at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union, showing mayor and borough president on reviewing stand attempting to calm crying girl in Dutch costume. Caption on verso: "Cheer Dispensers: It took a bit of fast talking by Borough President Cashmore, aided by Mayor Impellitteri and encouraged by Mrs. Impellitteri and Mrs. Cashmore, to reassure momentarily frightened Lynda Hinchman, 2, of 589 5th Ave., a 12th St. Reformed Church marcher in the Anniversary Day parade."

Date: 1954
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)
Creator: Kruh, Johnny.
More Details: Title from caption on verso.
On verso: date stamped: Jun. 6, 1952; photographer's stamp.
Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
Collection: Holidays
Subject: Cashmore, John, 1895-1961.
Impellitteri, Vincent R. (Vincent Richard), 1900-1987.
Parades
Municipal officials and employees
Girls
Crying
Parks
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
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: HOLI 0329