About This Item


  • TitleTo sing for GIs
  • Call NumberNEIG_2384
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "To sing for GIs--Stars of the Metropolitan Opera Co. will sing at a Christmas concert at Brooklyn Army Base Terminal [located on Second Avenue between 58th Street and 65th Street] Saturday at noon. Left to right, Lt. Col, Rane H. Nelson, Sgt. Edward Zellnetz, Mimi Benzell, Francesco Valantero [i.e. Frank Valentino], Maxine Stellman, Armond Tokatyan and Martha Lipton. Victor Trucco, conductor, is at the piano."
  • 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: Dec. 21, 1944; "Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBenzel, Mimi ; Lipton, Martha ; Stellman, Maxine ; Tokatyan, Armand, 1894-1960 ; Trucco, Victor ; Valentino, Frank ; Brooklyn Army Terminal (New York, N.Y.) ; Piano -- New York (State) -- New York ; Singers -- 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.