POTW: Happy Valentine’s Day

Tess Colwell

[Elderly couple in Prospect Park], circa 1975, v2008.013.30; Lucille Fornasieri Gold photographs, 2008.013; Brooklyn Historical Society. [Elderly couple in Prospect Park], circa 1975, v2008.013.30; Lucille Fornasieri Gold photographs, 2008.013; Brooklyn Historical Society.
This week, in honor of Valentine’s Day, we share a photograph that captures a couple’s tender moment in Prospect Park, around 1975. We hope you have a day filled with love and maybe a little too much chocolate.

This photograph comes from the Lucille Fornasieri Gold photographs collection comprised of 93 color and black and white photographs by street photographer, Lucille Fornasieri Gold, taken from 1968 to 2008. The photographs are primarily posed and unposed portraits of people throughout Brooklyn. To see more photographs from this collection, check out this gallery.

Interested in seeing more photos from BHS’s collection? Visit our online image gallery, which includes a selection of our images. Interested in seeing even more historic Brooklyn images? Visit our Brooklyn Visual Heritage website here. To search BHS’s entire collection of images, archives, maps, and special collections visit BHS’s Othmer Library Wed-Sat, 1:00-5:00 p.m. library@brooklynhistory.org

 

This blog post reflects the opinions of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of Brooklyn Public Library.

 

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