About This Item

  • Call NumberPOST_0143
  • TitleMusic Island, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y., summer circa 1897
  • SummaryPicnickers and pedestrians lounging by Lake in Prospect Park; mother and two daughters sitting on grass in foreground; three standing bicycles at left; girl in striped dress walking away from camera in center of composition; others standing and sitting throughout; trees and two American flags on opposite shore.
  • Date1897
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 postcard : black & white ; 4 x 6 in.
  • Genrepostcards
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso.
  • PublisherGalen Associates, [New York]
  • SubjectParks -- New York (State) -- New York ; Lakes -- New York (State) -- New York ; Picnics -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Postcard collection
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Postcard collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • FolderBrooklyn Postcard collection