About This Item

  • Call NumberSHBZ_0020
  • TitleConey Island, 1997
  • SummaryExterior view of African American boy standing, wearing a helmet and holding a baseball bat. Image includes a chainlink fence in the background. The location is Coney Island; the exact location is unknown.
  • Date1997
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 6 x 4 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraitssnapshots
  • NoteDate inscribed on verso: 1997. Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorShabazz, Jamel, 1960-
  • SubjectAfrican American boys -- New York (State) -- New York ; Baseball bats -- New York (State) -- New York ; Fences -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionJamel Shabazz photograph collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsJamel Shabazz photograph collection, 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.
  • Copyright OwnerShabazz, Jamel, 1960-
  • FolderJamel Shabazz Collection ; Box 1