Title: | Todd Memorial Post #1201 American Legion honors fallen heroes of World Wars |
Description: | Wreath laying ceremony at Augustus Lukeman's World War I memorial statue in Prospect Park. Typed label on verso: "Placing wreath (left to right) Mrs. Timothy Donohue, President of the Gold Star Mothers Circle; Joseph Maloney, Commander of Todd Memorial Post #1201 American Legion; Mrs. Helen Simon, First Vice-Chairman, Kings County American Legion Auxillary; Mrs. Helen Korosketz, President Todd Unit American Legion Auxillary." |
Date: | 1950 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
More Details: |
Title from typed label on verso. On verso: date inscribed: 1950. |
Collection: | Holidays [4]
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Subject: |
Lukeman, Augustus, 1871-1935. [5] American Legion. [6] Memorial Day [7] War memorials [8] Wreaths [9] Parks [10] |
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 0426 |
Links:
[1] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize/externals/40922047d24e336134613d70e08cf658&ext=.jpg
[2] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Brooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[3] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Prospect+Park+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[4] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/collection/Holidays
[5] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/l/Lukeman, Augustus, 1871-1935.
[6] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/a/American Legion.
[7] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/m/Memorial Day
[8] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/w/War memorials
[9] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/w/Wreaths
[10] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/p/Parks