Home of the Polar Bears - Digital Collections

Call NumberHERZ_0101
TitleHome of the Polar Bears
SummaryClose-up of entrance to Cooks Baths in Coney Island; large sign over doorway; sign on door: "Home port and winter quarters of the world famous Coney Island Polar Bear Club;" sign attached to brick wall on far left: "Cooks Baths, steam rooms, hot & cold showers, sun parlors."
Date1973
Formatstill image
Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
NoteOn verso: date inscribed: 1973; photographer's stamp. Title from inscription on verso.
CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
SubjectAthletic clubs ; Clubs ; Doors ; Signs
CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
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PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, 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.
FolderIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection ; Folder: Coney Island