Firearms now pointed at heart of axis
Title: | Firearms now pointed at heart of axis |
Description: | Caption: "Firearms now pointed at heart of axis--This pile of firearms [mostly pistols], contributed by ex-criminals who have the guns up when they joined the Salvation Army, now earmarked for the war scrap drive, is scrutinized at a Brooklyn Rotary Club meeting. Robert Nelson, vice president of the Arma Corporation; Envoy J. Stanley Sheppard of the Salvation Army; George A. Barnewall, vice president of the Rotary Club, and Dr. Squire, prison physician, appraise the collection." |
Date: | 1942 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
More Details: |
Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Date stamped on verso: Oct. 2, 1942. Title from caption on verso. |
Collection: | Crime
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Subject: |
Salvation Army -- New York (State) -- New York. Firearms Pistols |
Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. Portraits. |
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: | CRIM 0017 |