About This Item

  • TitleIt's first day of winter
  • Call NumberCLUB_0452
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "It's first day of winter--And Brooklyn's Albert Wetzler, winter vacationing at Grossinger's, celebrates by breaking through the ice for an invigorating (English translation cold) swim in the lake. Skater Maureen Millerick pauses in her skating and shivers. Mr. W. belongs to the Polar Bear Club, whose members regularly perform winter swimming rites at Coney Island."
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genrenegatives (photographs)photocopies
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. Date stamped on verso: Dec. 21, 1949. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPolar Bear Club (New York, N.Y.) ; Lakes -- New York (State) -- New York ; Skaters -- New York (State) -- New York ; Snow -- New York (State) -- New York ; Swimmers -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceOther place
  • LocationGrossinger (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.