Title: | The Marines fly high |
Description: | Closeup: Caption: "The Marines fly high--Edward McCarthy takes his girl for a ride on the ferris wheel at Steeplechase Park, Coney Island. The girl, Connie Watson, is telling it to the Marines;" aerial view of section of boardwalk, beach and several pedestrians in background. |
Date: | 1940 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
More Details: |
On verso: date inscribed: Aug. 20/40; Steeplechase Park (photographer?) stamp. Retouched. Title from caption printed in pencil on verso. |
Collection: | Coney Island [4]
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Subject: |
Amusement rides [5] Ferris wheels [6] Soldiers [7] |
Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
Medium: |
Aerial views. 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 0276 |
Links:
[1] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize/externals/1ed5bd5fd43f924388115f6526bd4577&ext=.jpg
[2] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Brooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[3] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Coney+Island+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[4] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/collection/Coney+Island
[5] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/a/Amusement rides
[6] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/f/Ferris wheels
[7] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/s/Soldiers