About This Item

  • TitleHome of the Polar Bears
  • Call NumberHERZ_0101
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • 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
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.