Commencement in Bay Ridge

Commencement in Bay Ridge
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Title: Commencement in Bay Ridge
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Caption: "Commencement in Bay Ridge--Col. Sigurd J. Arnesen, who pinch bit for Wilhelm Morgensterne, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States, at the 71st commencement of Bay Ridge High School, [4th Avenue and 67th Street] felicitates Ruth Larsen, grade president, while Principal Elizabeth T. Fitzpatrick, looks on;" candle in candlestick on mantel in background.

Date: 1950
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
More Details: On verso: date stamped: Jan. 31, 1950; "Eagle staff photos."
Title from caption on verso.
Collection: Schools
Subject: Bay Ridge High School (New York, N.Y.)
Academic costume
Graduation ceremonies
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
Rights: Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library
ID: SCHL 0658