About This Item

  • TitleChurchgoers hear news
  • Call NumberCHUR_0696
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryGroup of parishioners sitting in church. Caption: "Churchgoers hear news--A gamut of expressions, from smiles to tears, shows on faces of the Regina Pacis Votive Shrine's parishioners as they learn from Monsignor Angelo R. Cioffi news of the return of the pair of jeweled crowns which were taken from the shrine altar. The crowns arrived at the pastor's residence by mail yesterday, answering the prayers of thousands of churchgoers throughout the borough."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Jun[e] 9, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorGeller, Jules [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectRegina Pacis Votive Shrine ; Catholic church buildings [lctgm] ; Religious services [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBensonhurst (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.