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Henry Ward Beecher Statue
Henry Ward Beecher Statue

When winter comes

Man mowing patch of lawn before statue of Henry Ward Beecher by John Quincy Adams Ward on plaza before Brooklyn Borough Hall (not seen); pedestrians, traffic, and newsstand framed against high rise building on busy street in background. Caption: "When Winter Comes: Frank Wallace of 31 Diamond St., one of five Park Department workers in charge of lawns, plants and trees between Brooklyn Bridge and Boro Hall Park, gives the grass in the shade of the Henry Ward Beecher monument, facing Boro Hall, its final trimming before Spring . . . ".

IMAGE DATE1948
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