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  • Call Numberbhs_V1995.063.0009
  • SummaryA group of twelve young children with their bikes gather in front of two storefronts, somewhere between West 20th St. and West 29th St. between Neptune Ave and Surf Ave., in Coney Island, Brooklyn in 1972. The sign on the storefront to the right reads: Bam’s Furniture. A child on the left of the group appears to be fixing a bike tire while the other children are onlooking. There is the front of a car in the foreground on the lower right. Printed label on back reading: Bert H. Molow, P.O. Box 74, Nesconset, NY 11767-0074. Inscribed in pencil on back: "West 20's between Surf and Neptune Ave's, 1972" and "Coney Island, 1970-1980, #9."
  • Date1972
  • Physical Description1 photograph : black & white ; 9.25 x 7.25 inches mounted on 10.75 x 8.75 inch board
  • CreatorMolow, Bert H.
  • CollectionBert H. Molow Coney Island photographs
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  • Cite AsBert H. Molow Coney Island photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatstill image
  • Genreblack-and-white photographsdocumentary photography
  • SubjectPhotographers--New York (State)--Kings County
  • PlaceConey Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.
  • Copyright OwnerMolow, Bert H.
  • TitleA group of twelve young children with their bikes gather in front of two storefronts in Coney Island.