Old-time welcome

Old-time welcome
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Title: Old-time welcome
Description:

Caption: "Old-time welcome--Former City Court Justice Joseph V. Gallagher (left), oldest member and dean of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, is pictured welcoming John Heney as the 50th member of the group, which under the constitution is limited to that number of members. Benjamin J. Conroy (center) is president of the society. Heney lives at 1221 E. 28th St. and is vice president and mortgage officer of the East River Savings Bank at 26 Court St.."

Date: 1952
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Creator: Brooklyn eagle.
More Details: Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched.
Stamped on verso: date: Nov. 2, 1952; "Brooklyn Eagle."
Title from caption on verso.
Collection: Clubs
Subject: Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Clubs
Judges
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: CLUB 0361