About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0310
  • TitleFirst day of fishing contest
  • SummaryCaption: "The first day of the fourth annual Coney Island fishing contest at Steeplechase Pier sounded good to two dodger pitchers on their day off. The contestants ... are seen as they crowd around Johnny Podres and Don Newcombe as they walk down the pier towards their lucky spot at the rail to join the contest sponsored by the Department of Parks;" street light and Parachute Jump in background.
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 19, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from typed caption on verso.
  • CreatorNewcombe, Don, 1926- ; Podres, Johnny, 1932- ; Brooklyn eagle
  • SubjectBaseball players ; Fishing ; Tournament fishing
  • 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: Steeplechase/Pier