About This Item

  • TitleScene from 'Stars and Gripes of 1944'
  • Call NumberNEIG_1084
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryThree men wearing long underwear and military caps and boots standing on stage singing with band members in background. Caption: "Scene from 'Stars and Gripes on 1944.' Fort Hamilton army show, which ... will be presented in a special bond show on the stage of Loew's Kings Theater, Flatbush and Tilden Aves., ... July 28. 'Stars and Gripes of 1944' consists of more than 100 army personnel from the Special Service branch at Fort Hamilton, and is recognized as one of the outstanding service shows in the East."
  • Date1944
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: Jul[y] 24, 1944. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectUnited States. Army -- Songs and music ; Musical revues & comedies [lctgm] ; Soldiers
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Fort Hamilton (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.