About This Item

  • Call NumberCRIM_0054
  • TitleGrand wheel at carnival
  • SummaryA group of men standing in front of a game of chance, perhaps roulette, at a carnival. The location, presumably Brooklyn, is unknown.
  • Date1929
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. Inscribed on verso: date: Oct. 29/29; "Eagle photo." Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn daily eagle
  • SubjectGambling -- New York (State) -- New York ; Roulette -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • FolderFolder: Crime: Gambling: Bookmaking