About This Item

  • TitleLast call for breakfast
  • Call NumberSCHL_1315
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (SCHL 1314, SCHL 1316), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three images: caption: "Last call for breakfast--Under the watchful eye of her mother, Mrs. Ruth Desperak of 349 Clifton Place, Fay, 2 1/2, makes short work of the model breakfast arranged by parents and teachers at P. S. 54, 195 Sanford St. Six-year-old Ronald Sykes, 1031 Bedford Ave., moves full steam ahead as Deborah Lea Malin[s]ky, 3 1/2, of 106 Hart St., watches parther, Medista Mealing, also 3 1/2, of 339 Clifton Place, make a trial run on her breakfast cereal. The week-long breakfast program, served to 150 children and parents in the school cafeteria, was inaugurated to improve the eating habits of the youngsters and instruct parents in the purchase of low cost, high nutrition foods. ..."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description3 photographic prints : black & white, gelatin silver ; 9 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • Note1316: 8 x 6 in. On verso: date stamped: Apr. 10, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPublic School 54 (New York, N.Y.) ; Eating & drinking -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm] ; School children -- 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.