About This Item

  • TitleAl Malfucci
  • Call NumberHERZ_0032
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryClose-up (portrait) of Al Malfucci, barker for Thunderbolt ride in Coney Island with portion of sign, "Ride .57," in background.
  • Date1969
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: July, 1969; photographer's stamp. On verso: "Al Malfucci has been a Coney Island barker for 50 years, since 1933, with the Thunderbolt." Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
  • SubjectAged persons [lctgm] ; Amusement rides
  • CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney 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.