About This Item

  • TitlePolar Bears
  • Call NumberHERZ_0099
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryClose-up of two men wearing bathing suits standing on Coney Island beach; man on right is wearing cap and is holding beach ball; man on left is African American; they and others standing in background (two wearing bathing suits, others wearing winter clothes) are members of Polar Bear Club.
  • Date1973
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: January, 1973; photographer's stamp. Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
  • SubjectAfrican American men ; Athletic clubs ; Beaches ; Clubs
  • CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.