| Title: | Final day of fishing contest |
| Description: | Three men standing under awning; man in center is holding a fish; small house in background. Caption: "Final day of the fourth annual Coney Island fishing contest at Steeplechase Pier today, Sunday, May 23. Photo shows (left to right) Murray Handwerker, of Nathan's Famous, with Jacob Bien, 72, oldest contestant catching a fish, and John Downing, Recreation Director of the Park Separtment. They're in front of a display showing the week's catch." |
| Date: | 1954 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
On verso: date stamped: May 26, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from typed caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Coney Island [4]
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| Subject: |
Fishing [5] Tournament fishing [6] |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic 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 0307 |