About This Item
- TitleHome of the Polar Bears
- Call NumberHERZ_0101
- Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
- SummaryClose-up of entrance to Cooks Baths in Coney Island; large sign over doorway; sign on door: "Home port and winter quarters of the world famous Coney Island Polar Bear Club;" sign attached to brick wall on far left: "Cooks Baths, steam rooms, hot & cold showers, sun parlors."
- Date1973
- Formatstill image
- Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
- Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
- NoteOn verso: date inscribed: 1973; photographer's stamp. Title from inscription on verso.
- CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
- SubjectAthletic clubs ; Clubs ; Doors ; Signs
- 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.