About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0208
  • TitleGet a horse!
  • SummaryCaption: "Get a horse!--'Look Ma, no hands!' exclaims little Stephanie Anne Sunshine, 2, of 484 67th St. from her [Coney Island] merry-go-round saddle, while Mrs. Evelyn Sunshine gasps in amazement. It's almost a hoss age, say bicyclists Karen Sommers, 12, of 10 Avenue P, left, and Barbara Johnson, 12, of 64 Quentin Road."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: caption stamped: May 6, 1951; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAmusement parks ; Amusement rides ; Merry-go-round
  • 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: Rides - Carousel