About This Item

  • Title[Coney Island Creek cleanup]
  • Call NumberHERZ_0053
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryClose-up of two men (one African American), both wearing uniforms, and two boys standing in rowboat with outboard motor in Coney Island Creek; three are using instruments to clean water; Still Avenue Bridge and portions of several high-rise buildings in background.
  • Date1971
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: May 8. 1971; photographer's stamp. Title from inscription on verso; supplied partially by cataloger.
  • CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
  • SubjectEnvironmental geology -- New York (State) -- New York ; Water -- Purification -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • 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.