Clouds to Earth Exhibit in the new Aquarium
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| Title: | Clouds to Earth Exhibit in the new Aquarium |
| Description: | Interior view from an architectural model of the proposed New York Aquarium in Coney Island showing exhibit hall diorama with cloud formations, fishes in tanks, and three visitors (woman, child and man). Label: "Clouds to Earth Exhibit in the new Aquarium. This is a working diorama, 40 feet long, in which clouds form, precipitate their moisture as rain, and the water flows through brook, creek and river back to the sea. The diorama provides the theme which is carried out in the remainder of the Aquarium of the Cycle of Water and the creatures that live in water. (Photographed from a model of the Aquarium)." |
| Date: | 1952 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
On verso: date stamped: Dec. 9, 1952; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from label on verso. |
| Collection: | Coney Island
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| Subject: |
New York Aquarium. Aquariums Clouds Dioramas Fishes |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Photographic prints. Gelatin silver prints. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library |
| ID: | CONE 0022 |
