About This Item

  • TitleHistoric font
  • Call NumberCHUR_0284
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryInterior: woman wearing hat, right, kneels beside white baptismal front, left; inscription on font: "Gen 'Stonewall' Jackson baptised in this font, April 28, 1849. United Daughters of the Confederacy." Portion of stained glass window above font. Caption: "Historic font--Famous baptismal font at St. John's Episcopal Church, 99th St. and Fort Hamilton Parkway, at which Stonewall Jackson was baptised while stationed at Fort Hamilton."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Jan. 22, 1950. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectJackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863 ; St. John's Episcopal Church ; Anglican church buildings ; Fonts
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBay Ridge (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.