About This Item

  • TitleDedication
  • Call NumberCHUR_0283
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryThree men standing outside church. Man on left (bishop) wears large ring on right hand and holds staff in left hand; man in center wears military attire; man on right wears clerical attire and carries book (Bible?) in left hand. Several other men stand in background. Caption: "Dedcation--Bishop James P. DeWolfe offers his blessings at new Jackson and Lee Parish House of St. John's Episcopal Church [99th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway]. With him are Col. James C. Ruddell, commander of Fort Hamilton, and the Rev. Theodore H. Winkert, newly instituted rector of St. John's."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 28, 1950. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSt. John's Episcopal Church ; Anglican church buildings ; Church dedications [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • 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.