About This Item

  • TitleEating their own wares
  • Call NumberHERZ_0074
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCrowd and three beach umbrellas on Coney Island beach with two African American men sitting on Good Humor Ice Cream boxes and eating ice cream bars in foreground; man on left is wearing short-sleeved white shirt and white pith helmet, and man on right is wearing long-sleeved white shirt; both are wearing white pants and sneakers.
  • Date1959
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: Aug., 1959; photographer's stamp. Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
  • SubjectAfrican American men ; Beaches ; Crowds ; Ice cream, ices, etc
  • CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
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  • 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.