About This Item

  • Call NumberWORK_0770
  • TitlePonyback protest
  • SummaryCaption: "Ponyback protest--Post office economy moves notwithstanding, the Oceantide Civic Association of Coney Island yesterday undertook to show that the mails must go through. After riding from the Oceantide Beach Club to the General Post Office near Borough Hall with mail from Coney residents, Mickey Henriques of 2236 E. 22d St, hands her first delivery to Letter Carrier Joseph Miranda of 135 11th lane. Protest petitions calling for a resumption of regular deliveries were also sent to Postmaster General Donaldson."
  • Date1950-06-03
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Jun[e] 3, 1950; on caption: "Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectHorses -- New York (State) -- New York ; Postal service -- New York (State) -- New York ; Postal service -- Employees -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Downtown Brooklyn (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: Post office: General