About This Item


  • TitleSandman, bring me a dream
  • Call NumberHOSP_0666
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "Sandman, bring me a dream--Laura Federal, 2, of 557 Lenox Road, snuggles down for a nap in the lap of Miss Barr of 914 62d St. The [St. John's Episcopal] Hospital has issued an appeal to augment its staff of volunteers."
  • Date1955
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Stamped on verso: date: Jan. 24, 1955; Brooklyn Eagle; photo by C. E. McNamara. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorMcNamara, C. E.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectHospital patients -- New York (State) -- New York ; Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Infants -- New York (State) -- New York ; Volunteer hospital workers -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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.