About This Item

  • TitleAs bad as K. P
  • Call NumberARM_0028
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryThree soldiers cleaning and handling weapons at gun rack, probably in armory at 1322 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights. Caption: "AS BAD AS K. P.: One of the most painstaking, although very vital, chores of the guardsmen's training program is careful maintenance of all weapons. This anti-rust brigade is composed of, left to right, Pvt. Theodore Monasch of 4222 Church Ave., Pvt. John Cox of 1442 Bedford Ave. and Corp. Paul Gress of 1500 Carroll St."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Jan. 27, 1952; photographer's stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorMcNamara, C. E. [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectNew York (State). National Guard ; Soldiers -- New York (State) -- New York ; Armories -- New York (State) -- New York ; Rifles -- 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.