About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0010
  • TitleConey Island progresses, in spades
  • SummaryCaption: "Coney Island progresses, in spades--Lineup of dignitaries marks the official groundbreaking of the $10,000,000 New York Aquarium to be located at W. 8th St. and Surf Ave., in Coney Island. Groundbreaking crew, left to right, consists of Laurance S. Rockefeller, vice president of the N. Y. Zoological Society; Fairfield Osborn, president of the society; City Controller Lawrence E. Gerosa, Borough President Cashmore, Council President Abe Stark, Park Commissioner Robert Moses and Moe S. Silberman, president of the Coney Island Chamber of Commerce." Cyclone and spectators in background.
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 9 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Oct. 25, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. On recto: grease pencil.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectNew York Aquarium ; Amusement rides ; Aquariums ; Ground breaking ceremonies [lctgm] ; Shovels ; Spades ; Spectators [lctgm]
  • 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: Aquarium: General