In memoriam

In memoriam
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Title: In memoriam
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Caption: "In memoriam--As a living tribute to the graduates and students of New Utrecht High School who were killed in action during World War II, the alumni association dedicates an oak tree on the school campus. Another oak commemorated all students who served in the armed forces. Participants in the ceremony, left to right, Dr. Leo R. Ryan, principal; Rev. Maxwell I. Sacks, rabbi of the Jewish Community Center of Flatbush; Monsignor William T. Dillon, president of St. Joseph's College for Women; Borough President Cashmore and the Rev. Martin Luther, pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church of Bensonhurst, and in the rear, left to right, Mary T. McGrath, assistant principal; Nathan J, Paulson, president of the alumni association; William Grace, secretary of the association and United States Commissioner of Aliens, and Raymond L. Noonan, assistant principal."

Date: 1946
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Sunset Park (New York, N.Y.)
More Details: Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched.
On verso: date stamped: Jun[e] 1, 1946; "Eagle staff photo."
Title from caption on verso.
Collection: Schools
Subject: Cashmore, John, 1895-1961.
New Utrecht High School (New York, N.Y.)
Tree planting ceremonies
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: SCHL 1093