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  • TitlePalm reading in Brighton Beach
  • Call NumberCOHEN_0059
  • Cite AsGeorge Cohen photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryWoman (African American) reading man's palm (caucasian) at street fair in Brighton Beach; two other women in print blouses (one seated, one standing) looking on; nearby a young African American couple in conversation with older white woman; two food venders in striped shirts at adjacent booth (right); older couple conversing in beach chairs in far background.
  • Date1990
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, JPEG, black & white
  • Genredigital images
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Date supplied by photographer: July 16, 1990.
  • CreatorCohen, George (Photographer)
  • SubjectPalmistry -- New York (State) -- New York ; Palmists -- New York (State) -- New York ; Fairs -- New York (State) -- New York
  • PlaceBrighton Beach (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn (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 OwnerCohen, George