About This Item

  • Call NumberPARK_0322
  • TitleBe a good skate, wontcha?
  • SummaryCaption: "Be a good skate, wontcha?--'Sorry,' says Patrolman John O'Hara, on duty at Prospect Park to the pleas of Donald Boe, 14, of 582 7th Ave., who is searching for a place to try out his Christmas skates. The danger sign near the lake seems to lend authority to the officer's argument." Image includes snow-covered ground and street light in foreground.
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Jan. 30, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPolice -- New York (State) -- New York ; Skates -- New York (State) -- New York ; Skating -- New York (State) -- New York ; Snow -- New York (State) -- New York ; Street lights -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Prospect Park (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: Parks: Prospect Park: Skating