| Title: | A tree that looks at God |
| Description: | Caption: "A tree that looks at God--A member of the Parent Teachers Association of New Utrecht High School comforts Mrs. Rose Laraia, mother of Sgt. Alfred Laraia, an alumnus of New Utrecht in whose name Carmela Laraia, sister of the sergeant killed in action, dedicates a tree on the school grounds. Others in the picture are an army bugler from Fort Hamilton and Mrs. Lena Volpe, aunt of the hero." The image includes an unidentified young woman wearing a graduation gown. |
| Date: | 1944 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Sunset Park (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| Creator: | Lambert, Al. |
| More Details: |
Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: May 6, 1944; "Eagle staff photo by Lambert." Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Schools [4]
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| Subject: |
New Utrecht High School. [5] Bugle [6] Tree planting ceremonies [7] |
| 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 1094 |