This photograph amused me, because my father was a Boy Scout in Brooklyn in the 1940s, when this photo was taken. He's not in this picture, by the way. These Scouts are on the Brooklyn Bridge, with Milton Ferguson, the Director of the Brooklyn Public Library. I don't know why they are there. Mr. Ferguson seems to be showing them that Manhattan is across the river, but I think they probably knew where it was already. They are, after all, Boy Scouts, always prepared.Although with those short pants, they are not quite so prepared for cold weather. The hats are wonderful, though. And even the leaders have to wear them! But notice how the boy who is putting on his best movie-star smile for the camera has taken his hat off, because it will make for a better shot.
Thank you to the Brooklyn Public Library for this and all the other terrific photos that they have online.
4 comments:
I love that cheeky grin! Movie star hair too. (You're welcome)
I just don't know why those hats aren't as fashionable now. They are so practical.
Great topical article as usual!!
In one motion picture, MAE WEST played a shady Brooklyn lady who was trying to sell the Brooklyn Bridge. It was during the month of January — — exactly 140 years ago — — that the complex construction began [on 3 January 1870].
I love these old black and whites of the Brooklyn Bridge, so fun to see.
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