About This Item


  • TitleHamlet's father and passersby on Halloween, Union Street, 1982.
  • Call NumberRCPO_0015
  • Cite AsLarry Racioppo photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryMan, dressed as Hamlet's father for Halloween, wearing a white sheet and crown and carrying a sword. He is standing on Union Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Brooklyn, flanked by two other men.
  • Date1982
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, TIFF, black & white
  • Genreblack-and-white photographsnight photography
  • NoteTitle supplied by photographer
  • CreatorRacioppo, Larry
  • SubjectHalloween ; Halloween costumes ; African Americans ; Street photography ; Night photography
  • CollectionLarry Racioppo photograph collection
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (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 OwnerRacioppo, Larry