About This Item


  • Call NumberCONE_0075
  • TitleConey commencement
  • SummaryThirteen boys and girls wearing graduation caps with woman standing in far left background and woman standing in far right foreground. Caption: "Coney commencement--...graduation exercises of the child care class of Coney Island Community Center. ... teacher Rita Gooter [on far right] begins handing out the diplomas."
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteCropped: small portion of original image appears to be missing. On verso: date stamped: Sep[t] 2, 1951. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectCommunity centers ; Commencement ceremonies [lctgm]
  • 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: Community Center