About This Item


  • TitleGirls of Fontbonne Hall
  • Call NumberSCHL_0447
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "Girls of Fontbonne Hall [located at Shore Road and 99th Street] with the auditorium in the background. They are, left to right, Grace Barrett of 639 59th St., senior class president; Rosalie Yvars of 1532 66th St., secretary of class 4B; Anita Gribbon of 118 87th St., president of class 4A and Joan Slater of 7018 Perry Terrace, vice president of class 4A." In far right foreground is a statue of a man, presumably a saint, holding in his right hand what appears to be a rabbit.
  • Date1940
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 7 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteCropped: approximately 1/3 of original image appears to be missing. On verso: date inscribed: Sept. 30/40. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectFontbonne Hall ; High school students -- New York (State) -- New York ; Teenage girls -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • 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.