Statue unveiled

Statue unveiled
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Title: Statue unveiled
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Caption" Statue unveiled--Celebration of Mary's Day ... Carroll St., on Saturday was featured by unveiling of ... presented by Mrs. Philip Brennan, wife of Supreme Court Justice Brennan ... Mons. Edward P. Hoar (left), vicar general of the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn ... of St. Francis Xavier Church, at right, Mrs. Brennan with a member of the faculty ... Justice Brennan behind. The boys in white are Raymond and Neil Mac Donald, 7-[ye]ar-old twins, of 23 83d St., who were among the first communicants." A nun is standing on far right; location appears to be the garden of St. Francis Xavier Academy, 763 President Street.

Date: 1941
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)
More Details: Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched.
On verso: date stamped: May 12, 1941.
Title from caption on verso.
Collection: Schools
Subject: Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Statues -- New York (State) -- New York.
St. Francis Xavier Academy (New York, N.Y.)
Catholic church
First communion
Nuns
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 0580