About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0369
  • TitleConey Island
  • SummaryInscription: "Coney Island: air [aerial] view of Coney showing section of beach to be improved between Stillwell Ave. & Ocean Parkway. Lost beach shown in foreground [wi]ll be restored under new Moses plan;" boardwalk, section of amusement park, and large residential area.
  • Date1957
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genreaerial photographsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: Dec. 1/57. Rectangular section (2 in. x 3 1/2 in. appr.) missing in lower right corner. Title from inscription on verso.
  • SubjectAmusement parks ; Beaches ; Boardwalks ; Shorelines
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Coney Island: Aerial views