About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0295
  • TitleEdward Ware and Kay Coughlin
  • SummaryAerial view: "The first Sunday of summer sent Parachutist Pfc Edward Ware of Los Angeles to Steeplechase Park's Parachute Jump where he could make a peaceful jump with his girl, Kay Coughlin, and get a view of the famous Coney Island beach in full swing."
  • Date[194-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: photographer's stamp. Title from typed caption on verso.
  • CreatorFriedman-Engeler
  • SubjectAmusement parks ; Amusement rides ; 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: Steeplechase/Parachute Jump