About This Item

  • Call Numberbhs_V1995.063.0002
  • SummaryFour young children are behind a chain link fence in what appears to be an open court with a building in the background, somewhere between West 20th St. and West 29th St. between Neptune Ave and Surf Ave., in Coney Island, Brooklyn in 1972. Two children stand at ground level and two have climbed higher up on the fence. There is a tree to the right in the foreground and a playground to the left. Printed label on back reading: Bert H. Molow, P.O. Box 74, Nesconset, NY 11767-0074. Inscribed in pencil on back: "West 20's between Surf & Neptune Ave's, 1972" and "Coney Island, 1970-1980, #2."
  • Date1972
  • Physical Description1 photograph : black & white ; 9.25 x 7.25 inches mounted on 10.75 x 8.75 inch board
  • CreatorMolow, Bert H.
  • CollectionBert H. Molow Coney Island photographs
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  • Cite AsBert H. Molow Coney Island photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatstill image
  • Genreblack-and-white photographsdocumentary photography
  • SubjectPhotographers--New York (State)--Kings County
  • PlaceConey 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.
  • Copyright OwnerMolow, Bert H.
  • TitleFour young children playing behind a chain link fence in what appears to be a schoolyard.