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  • TitleSt. Rose of Lima R. C. Church
  • Call NumberCHUR_0866
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryFacade and portion of tower of church with street light, tree, hedge fence, and residential building in left foreground and rectory, tree, and American flag on pole on far right. Caption: "St. Rose of Lima R. C. Church, Parkville Avenue near Ocean Parkway. Parish founded in 1884 ... First church built in 1886; second and larger edifice in 1907; cornerstone for present church, a fine example of Tudor Gothic architecture, was laid on June 25, 1922, and dedication took place on April 19, 1925. ..."
  • Date1932, published 1944, 1948
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On recto: "Eagle" printed in black ink in lower right. On verso: date inscribed: Aug 25/32; captions stamped: Jul[y] 30, 1944 and Feb 1, 1948; "Eagle photo." Title from earlier caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn daily eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectSt. Rose of Lima Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) ; Catholic church buildings [lctgm] ; Parsonages
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Flatbush (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.