About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0149
  • TitleV for Mardi Gras
  • SummaryView of.
  • Date1941
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Sep[t] 3, 1941; on caption: "Eagle staff photo." Caption: "V for Mardi Gras--Bundles for Britain float which will present the victory idea at Coney Island Mardi Gras next week. The youth with the 'V' (for victory) between the British lions is Al Marks, putting final touches on the float.".
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAmusement parks -- New York (State) -- New York ; Festivals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Parade floats -- New York (State) -- New York ; Lion in art
  • 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