About This Item

  • Title[Hot dog coat of arms]
  • Call NumberCONE_0198
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryRendering (drawing) of a fabricated, humorous coat of arms representing the 50th anniversary of the hot dog celebrated in Coney Island in 1939. Two dogs holding shield with men "knighting" hot dog figure with jar of mustard (?) above with label, "Sinapi," and banner below with inscription, "Calidus, canis."
  • Date[1939?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 9 x 8 in.
  • Genredrawings (visual works)gelatin silver printsphotographic printsrenderings (drawings)
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger.
  • SubjectDevices (Heraldry) [lctgm] ; Frankfurters ; Heraldry
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • 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.