About This Item


  • Title33 years in the Guard
  • Call NumberARM_0020
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryElderly soldier seated at desk doing paperwork, probably in armory at 1322 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights. Caption: "33 YEARS IN THE GUARD: Oldest non-com of the outfit in point of service is 59-year-old Master Sgt. Joseph J. Tracey of 1242 Troy Ave."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Jan. 27, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorMcNamara, C. E.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectNew York (State). National Guard ; Soldiers -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Crown Heights (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.