About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0333
  • TitlePolka dot pony
  • SummaryYoung woman with paint brush in right hand and paint can in left hand painting amusement ride horse. Caption: "Polka dot pony--At famed Steeplechase Park [Coney Island], a horse of a different color will lead off the park's bright, gay new season which starts this Saturday. Pat French, Steeplechase artist, dreamed up this polka dot steed to add color to the Derby Ride."
  • 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: May 13, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAmusement rides ; Artists ; Women artists
  • 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/Racing Derby