Find refuge in a church
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| Title: | Find refuge in a church |
| Description: | Three blonde girls seated on cot and drinking milk, watched over by Episcopal priest and the girls' parents. Caption on verso: "Find Refuge in a Church: Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Beaver and three of their children, evicted from furnished room because of 'no-children' rule and unable to find other housing, move into Parish Hall of Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, 520 Clinton Ave., with blessing of the rector, the Rev. George Boardman." |
| Date: | 1949 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Clinton Hill (New York, N.Y.) |
| Creator: | McNamara, C. E. |
| More Details: |
On verso: date stamped: Apr. 11, 1951. Photographer's name from inscription on verso. Title from caption on verso. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. |
| Collection: | Housing
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| Subject: |
Episcopal Church -- Clergy -- New York (State) -- New York. Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew (Episcopal) (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) Apartment dwellers Eviction Landlord and tenant Poor families |
| 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: | HOUS 0050 |
