| Title: | Dear God, we thank thee |
| Description: | Two women (backs to camera) kneeling in prayer next to sailor lighting candle before statue of Saint Anthony at church on Jay Street now known as Cathedral Basilica of St. James. Caption on verso: "Dear God, We Thank Thee: When peace came the devout flocked to borough churches to give their thanks that the war was won. In St. James Pro-Cathedral Marie and Palma Guerriero knell as Seaman 2d class Nicholas Parico lights a candle." |
| Date: | 1945 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Downtown Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Aug. 15, 1945; "Eagle Staff Photo." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. |
| Collection: | Holidays [4]
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| Subject: |
V-J Day, 1945 [5] Candles and lights [6] Sailors [7] Prayer [8] Catholic church buildings [9] |
| 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 0522 |