About This Item
- TitleAt cornerstone laying
- Call NumberSCHL_0015
- Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
- SummarySpeaker in academic robes at podium; others in academic robes seated in rows behind him. Caption: "At Cornerstone Laying: Dr. Harry D. Gideonse, president of Brooklyn College, pays tribute to those who successfully fought for the erection of Whitman Hall at Brooklyn College. Seated behind Dr. Gideonse at cornerstone laying ceremonies are chairmen of departments at the college, deans and directors."
- Date1953
- Formatstill image
- Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
- Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
- NoteOn verso: date stamped: Apr. 15, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp and photographer's stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. Title from caption on verso.
- CreatorGeller, Jules [photographer]
- Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
- SubjectBrooklyn College ; Brooklyn College -- Presidents
- CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
- 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.