V for Mardi Gras

V for Mardi Gras
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Title: V for Mardi Gras
Date: 1941
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
Creator: Brooklyn eagle.
More Details: Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched.
On verso: date stamped: Sep[t] 3, 1941; on caption: "Eagle staff photo."
Caption: "V for Mardi Gras--Bundles for Britain float which will present the victory idea at Coney Island Mardi Gras next week. The youth with the 'V' (for victory) between the British lions is Al Marks, putting final touches on the float.".
Collection: Coney Island
Subject: Amusement parks
Festivals
Parade floats
Lion in art
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 0149