About This Item


  • Call NumberSCHL_1422
  • TitleDancing in the park
  • SummaryCaption: "Dancing in the park-- A quartet of sixth graders from P. S. 202 dance the Virginia Reel in the Board of Education's park fete for the Girls Branch, Public School Athletic League in the Long Meadow Prospect Park. Left to right, Marilyn Reifen, 11, 1000 Dumont Ave.; Francine Lasoff, 11, 590 Warwick St.; Loretta Colby, 12, [African American], l593 Ashford St., and Marie Palermo, 11, 675 Euclid St;" group of girls standing in background. All are students at PS 202 located at 982 Hegeman Street.
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: May 19, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPublic School 202 (New York, N.Y.) ; African American girls -- New York (State) -- New York ; Dance for children -- New York (State) -- New York ; School children -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)East New York (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: Schools: Public: P.S. #202