| Title: | Memorial for heroes |
| Description: | Caption: "Memorial for heroes--Inscribed on this heavy bronze plaque are names of 816 Kings County Hospital employees who served in armed forces during the war. Nineteen of them were killed. The plaque, a gift of hospital staff, was unveiled yesterday by Hospital Commissioner Edward M. Bernecker, left. With him are Dr. Joseph Tenopyr, president of medical board, Dr. E. Giddings, medical superintendent, and Mrs. Sadie Nicholson, chairman of employees' committee." |
| Date: | 1947 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
Date stamped on verso: Mar. 6, 1947; on caption: "Eagle staff photo." Grease pencil cropping marks. Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Hospitals [3]
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| Subject: |
Kings County Hospital (Kings County, N.Y.) [4] Hospitals [5] Municipal officials and employees [6] Physicians [7] Plaques [8] |
| 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: | HOSP 0422 |