About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0303
  • TitleConey Island
  • SummaryAerial view of Coney Island with crowd on beach, many pedestrians on boardwalk, and amusement rides and concessions stands on far left. Caption: "Despite the early morning threatening weather, Coney Island attracted thousands as pictured in this photo taken from Steeplechase Park's Parachute Jump yesterday."
  • Date1947
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso; date inscribed: 1947. Title from typed caption on verso.
  • SubjectAmusement parks ; Beaches ; Boardwalks
  • 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: Aerial views