Title: | Blessings |
Description: | Soldiers at attention, some with regimental and American flags, facing chaplain with raised arm, probably in armory in Park Slope on 8th Ave. and 14th St. Caption: "BLESSINGS: The famous flags of a fighting outfit -- proudly hailed for 100 years as Brooklyn's 'Fighting Fourteenth' and now maintaining its rich heritage as the 187th Field Artillery Group -- are (above) blessed by Maj. (Chaplain) C. J. Troy during 'Departure Day' ceremonies at the 2d Corps Artillery Armory." |
Date: | 1950 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Park Slope (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
More Details: |
Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Sep. 24, 1950; "Eagle staff photos." Grease pencil cropping marks. |
Collection: | Armories [4]
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Subject: |
New York (State). National Guard. [5] Soldiers [6] Armories [7] Arsenals [8] Benediction [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: | ARM 0057 |
Links:
[1] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize/externals/0802be861ac31229d7afc6f0ef2e25ef&ext=.jpg
[2] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Brooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[3] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Park+Slope+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[4] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/collection/Armories
[5] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/n/New York (State). National Guard.
[6] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/s/Soldiers
[7] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/a/Armories
[8] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/a/Arsenals
[9] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/b/Benediction