About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0252
  • TitleOn a Sunday afternoon
  • SummaryTwo young women (one sitting, one lying) on blanket at Coney Island beach; three girls and one boy sitting on far left; two other sunbathers, trash receptacle and section of boardwalk in background. Caption: "On a Sunday afternoon--Preparing to soak up the sunshine of a perfect summer Sunday, Brenda Senft, of 1424 E. 4th St., guards Maris Zahler, of 1625 W. 2d St., from soaking up too much by smearing her comely skin with suntan oil. Pair are shown yesterday at Steeplechase Park."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso; date stamped: Aug. 17, 1953. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBeaches ; Suntan
  • 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: Beach - 1950's III