About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0280
  • TitleAll smiles
  • SummaryCaption: "All smiles--The 'funny face' Steeplechase cariacature sees to it that visitors to the amusement park have little time for serious thoughts, silently laughing at everyone from its many vantage points. Tom (Skippy) Campagna of 182 Nevins St. adds his own set of gleaming dentals ... as he applies a fresh coat of paint in preparation for the park's [Steeplechase Park, Coney Island] 1951 opening on May 19."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 7, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBillboards ; Painters ; Sign painting
  • 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/Funny face