Feast of lights
Title: | Feast of lights |
Description: | Two orphan children standing before lighted menorah. Caption: "Feast of lights: Youngsters of the Infants Home of Brooklyn, 1358 56th St., mark opening of the Chanukah week-long celebration by lighting of the traditional candles. Two youngsters, Lipa, 5, left, and Ziporah, 4, led the rites which depict the story of the heroic Maccabees." |
Date: | 1953 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
Creator: | Sharp, Jay. |
More Details: |
On verso: date stamped: Dec. 2, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso. Grease pencil cropping marks. |
Collection: | Social Welfare
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Subject: |
Orphans Orphanages Hanukkah Menorah |
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: | SWEL 0515 |