About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0328
  • Title[C]ome, my darling daughter
  • SummaryCaption: "[C]ome, my darling daughter--Mrs. Ann La Cara of 1269 72d St. reverses ol[d adag]e about mother who warned, 'Don't go near the water,' as she tries to lure r[luctant] offspring, Patricia Ann, 4, into Steeplechase Pool. with 1,300,000 at Coney [Island y]esterday, this scene must have been duplicated at least 5,000 times;" several other women and children in pool and poolside.
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Jul[y] 21, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorFox, Dan [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBathing suits ; Swimmers ; Swimming pools
  • 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/Pool