Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)

A bit of old Holland

Children marching in procession with model windmill in Prospect Park, as part of annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School...

Anniversary Day

Exterior view of a large group of spectators sitting and, presumably, watching Brooklyn's Anniversary Day Parade. The location appears to be...

Anniversary Day

View of the Sunday school segment of Brooklyn's Anniversary Day Parade in Prospect Park.

Anniversary Day

Close-up view of a group of children and three adults marching in the Sunday school segment of Brooklyn's Anniversary Day Parade in Prospect...

Barbara Graham and Joan Stellman

Caption: "When little paraders get together: Barbara Graham (left) and Joan Stellman introduce each other." The...

Barbara Merkle

Caption: "Barbara Merkle, all dressed up in a Dutch costume, and Fritz Johnson, in his Indian suit, pose for the cameraman as the Prospect Park...

Belle of the ball

Scene in Prospect Park at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union, mayor and borough president holding costumed child...

Breukelenites

John Cashmore and Paul O'Dwyer crouching down to pose with little girl during annual Anniversary Day of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union. Caption on...

Building a church

Scene in Prospect Park at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union showing three costumed children on parade float...

Building a floral Liberty Bell

Caption: "Building a floral Liberty Bell--Lt. Col. Alex Pisciotta of the Air Force, a Magistrate on leave, puts the...

Carp on the corn

Two boys standing before scale in Prospect Park, humorously holding up for comparison a very small catch (left) with a very large one (right); boy on...

Cheer dispensers

Scene in Prospect Park at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union, showing mayor and borough president on...

Children on parade

Three Boys Scouts at head of procession including adults and other children carrying maypoles and banners; apartment building on Prospect Park...

Christ lives, trust him

Children standing behind mobile cross decorated with flowers in Prospect Park at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn...

Comes a time

Scene in Prospect Park at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union showing crying baby girl comforted by two other girls,...

Company, halt!

Scene in Prospect Park at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union, showing racially mixed group of eight girls (some...

Double luck

Boy with fishing pole standing between two smiling men. Caption: "DOUBLE LUCK: Young anglers above are shown with prizes awarded by Abraham & Straus...

Double luck

Boy eating at picnic table and holding fishing pole. Caption: "DOUBLE LUCK: Young anglers above are shown with prizes awarded by Abraham & Straus...

Ebbets Field, the stadium where the Brooklyn Dodgers played baseball

Aerial view of large section of Brooklyn looking...

Emulating fish

Boy and girl with backs to camera holding hands in Prospect Park; picnic tables and meadow in background. Caption: "EMULATING FISH: Wandering from...

Everyone loves a parade

Prospect Park of the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union; Shows African American girl and boy (she...

Everyone loves a parade

Prospect Park of the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union; Shows baby girl sitting in the horn of a...

Family

Close-up, exterior view of an African American man, woman and girl sitting in Prospect Park. The man and girl have are wearing dreadlocks.

Father & son

Close-up, exterior view of An African American man and boy, presumably father and son, standing and fishing in Prospect Park Lake.

Father & son

Close-up, exterior view of an African American man and boy, presumably father and son, standing on a street in Prospect Park. They are holding...

Flatbush vanquishes Bay Ridge

Caption: "Flatbush vanquishes Bay Ridge--The strongest arms in Flatbush, at least among 10-year-olds, pulled the best...

Flowers for the First Daughter

Dignitaries and child in ceremony at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union. Caption on...

Fred and Edwin Soffing

Caption: "In this carriage built for two, little Fred and Edwin Soffing of 298 17th St. moved along with the thousands of others,...

He got the first one!

Smiling boy with hooked fish and fishing pole standing with outstretched arms by lake bank. Caption: "HE GOT THE FIRST ONE!: Up bright and...

High style

Toddler with sash across chest sitting in baby carriage in Prospect Park as part of the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union;...

Hooked-- one small fry

Three boys (backs to camera) fishing in Prospect Park; boy at left has hook caught in pants; Terrace Bridge in background. Caption: "...

Huckleberry Finn style

Barefoot boy with straw hat seated against tree in Prospect Park, with fishing line attached to stick dangling in water. Caption: "...

I now pronounce you

Eight children in pilgrim or Dutch costume standing on parade float at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School...

Junior wedding

Children dressed as adults in formal wear in mock wedding ceremony on Long Meadow of Prospect Park, as part of annual Anniversary Day parade of...

Love in the park

Close-up, exterior view of an African American teenage boy with his arms around an African American teenage girl. They are sitting on a tree stump in...

Make way for the queen

Scene in Prospect Park at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union, showing procession of African American...

Memorial Day [parade]

Uniformed processioners in the Memorial Day parade, passing by the Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park.

Memorial Day [parade]

Police processioners carrying flags in the Memorial Day parade, passing by the Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park.

Memorial Day [parade]

Police processioners carrying American flags in the Memorial Day parade, passing by the Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park....

Memorial Day [parade]

Police processioners carrying flags in the Memorial Day parade, passing by the Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park.

Memorial Day [parade] at [Grand Army] Plaza

Flag bearers in military uniform, followed by children, in the Memorial Day parade passing by...

Memorial Day [parade] at [Grand Army] Plaza

Uniformed horseback riders in the Memorial Day parade, passing by the Grand Army Plaza...

Miss Liberty

Three girls, two in oriental costume, one with Liberty-head crown, posing in Prospect Park as part of the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn...

On to the reviewing stand

Procession of girls taking part in annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union; some girls carrying flags and...

Only the costumes change

Caption: "Only the costumes change--In 1872, when th[is] sketch was made, Brooklyn Sunday School students marched in Prospect Park...

Onward, Christian soldiers

Adolescent boy at head of procession carrying banner accompanied by girls in Tyrolean costume; other girls and boys behind...

Parade stopper

Scene in Prospect Park at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union, showing girl playing euphonium with female...

Pastoral

Marchers parading through roped-off area of Prospect Park at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union; boy and girl in foreground...

Pastoral

Marchers parading through roped-off area of Prospect Park at the annual Anniversary Day parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union; boy and girl in...

Pay tribute to war dead

Four men in American Legion caps or uniforms standing before large wreath in Prospect Park; partial view of seated participants...

Prospect Park

Close-up, exterior view of an African American teenage girl sitting on the lap of an African American teenage boy sitting on a bench in Prospect Park...

Prospect Park

Close-up, exterior view of an African American woman standing and carrying a small African American girl piggy back style in Prospect Park.

Prospect Park

Exterior views of the Drum Circle, an African American ceremony, in Prospect Park. Shows drums.

Prospect Park

Exterior views of the Drum Circle, an African American ceremony, in Prospect Park. Shows a tambourine.

Prospect Park

Exterior views of the Drum Circle, an African American ceremony, in Prospect Park. Shows drums.

Prospect Park 1980

Close-up, exterior view of four African American teenage girls sitting on a bench in Prospect Park.

Prospect Park 1995

Close-up, exterior view of an African American man standing in Prospect Park. He is wearing a cowboy hat, sunglasses, and a string tie.

Prospect Park 1995

Close-up, exterior view of two young African American women sitting, back to back, on a folding chair in Prospect Park.

Prospect Park 1997

Close-up, exterior view of a young African American woman standing, holding a small African American girl in Prospect Park.

Prospect Park 2005

Close-up, exterior view of an African American man, standing, back-to-camera, leaning against a wire fence, in Prospect Park. He is wearing...