| Title: | Making the children happy |
| Description: | Caption: "Making the children happy--The smiles on the faces of these young patients at Brooklyn Hospital, 121 De Kalb Ave., are the result of a holiday visit by members of the American Legion's honor society, the 40 and 8, Voiture 17, who brought the children gifts, candy, and ice cream. The Kings County Legionnaires, left to right, are Robert Gilbright, Fred Meyn, and Lester C. Lyons, chef de gare, holding Stephen Parla of 1526 66th St. The youngsters, left to right, are Paul Patane of 206 President St., Laura Iacanetta, 82-05 158th Ave., Howard Beach, in the arms of student nurse Caryl Pearson, Lawrence Yarsaner of 73-14 173rd St., Flushing, and Richard Tyson of 470 74th St., being held by student nurse Barbara Schleehauf." |
| Date: | 1952 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Stamped on verso: date: Dec. 27, 1952; "Brooklyn Eagle." Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Hospitals [3]
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| Subject: |
Brooklyn Hospital. [4] Hospital patients [5] Nursing students [6] Veterans [7] |
| 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 0068 |