About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0534
  • TitleSmall fry
  • SummaryYoung girl and young boy standing on boardwalk holding fishing rod in one hand and fish on hook in the other. Caption: "Small fry--Those may not be the biggest fish caught in fourth annual Coney Island Fishing Contest [Steeplechase Park], but these youthful anglers couldn't look happier if they'd caught whales. They are, Theresa Gonsieski, 5, of 254 Jackson St., and David Sherman, 7, of 1843 Saratoga Ave. Tourney is sponsored by Park Department."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 24, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectChildren fishing [lctgm] ; 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