About This Item

  • TitleBoy, age 10, standing in front of the Parachute Jump at Luna Park in Coney Island.
  • Call NumberOSOS_0220
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryNYC student Sammy Schell, 10, spent a day at the Coney Island Boardwalk. Mom is a big fan of the parachute. Picture taken every year.
  • Date2015-06-16
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, TIFF, color
  • Genrecolor photographs
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Date supplied by donor. Original photograph, 4 x 6 inches, digitized on December 4, 2015 as a TIFF. Donated for capture by Sammy Schell at P.S. 131. Collected through the Our Streets, Our Stories community heritage project, a part of the Culture in Transit grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Knight News Challenge.
  • Creator[unknown]
  • SubjectAmusement rides ; Luna Park (New York, N.Y.) ; Parachute Jump (New York, N.Y.)
  • CollectionOur Streets, Our Stories collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
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