About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0162
  • TitleIrma Hansen & unknown baby
  • SummaryYoung woman (Irma Hansen) wearing white gown and tiara standing on float in Coney Island Mardi Gras parade representing Statue of Liberty with young girl wearing white crown at top; they are holding a large trophy cup; tree with paper flowers in right background and three spectators in left background.
  • Date1948
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: 1948. Title from inscription on verso.
  • SubjectAwards ; Parade floats ; Parades
  • 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: Mardi Gras