In memoriam
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| Title: | In memoriam |
| Description: | Cub Scout holding cap to his heart and standing amid headstones (each with American flag) in veterans' cemetery. Caption on verso: "In Memoriam: Cub Scout Edward Freely, 9, of Brooklyn Pack 314, pays his respects to the veterans who fell in the service of their country. At Cypress Hills National Cemetery hundreds of Boy Scouts placed flags at the headstones of fallen vets of the U.S. Armed Forces in their traditional service to honor the dead and prepare their graves for Memorial Day observances." |
| Date: | 1953 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Cypress Hills (New York, N.Y.) |
| Creator: | May, Jerry. |
| More Details: |
Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: May 29, 1953; photographer's stamp; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Grease pencil cropping marks. |
| Collection: | Holidays
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| Subject: |
Cypress Hills Cemetery (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) Memorial Day Cub Scouts Cemeteries |
| 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: | HOLI 0414 |
