Bert H. Molow Coney Island photographs
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Abstract
The Bert H. Molow Coney Island photographs contain nine black and white prints of the area in the year 1972.
Historical note
Coney Island is a neighborhood in southwest Brooklyn, bounded to the north by Coney Island Creek and the Belt Parkway, to the east by Ocean Parkway, to the south by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west by Norton's Point. It is also home to one of the most famous amusement parks in the world. By the 1960s, the development of high-rise, public housing projects near the amusement district brought a new residential population that was largely African American and Hispanic.
Source:
- Bradley, Elizabeth. "Coney Island." In The Encyclopedia of New York City, edited by Kenneth T. Jackson, 299, 301. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press; New York: New-York Historical Society, 2010.
Biographical note
Bert H. Molow took these photographs while a Brooklyn resident and driving through the Coney Island community in 1972. At the time these photos were shot, Molow was a photography teacher and had exhibited in several locations on Long Island. Some of the photographs in this collection were included in those exhibits.
Arrangement
This small collection is housed in a single folder in numerical order as numbered on the verso of each board, #1–#9.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains nine black and white photographs taken in 1972 by Bert H. Molow of street scenes from W 20th St through W 29th St between Neptune Ave and Surf Ave, in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The photographs are 9.25 by 7.25 inches mounted on 10.75 by 8.75 inch boards. The photographer's address is labeled on the verso of each board.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, 1972; Bert H. Molow Coney Island photographs, V1995.063; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Bert H. Molow, 1995.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This collection's digital surrogates should be used in place of the originals whenever possible.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is available on the library's digital collections portal under the call number prefix MOLOW.
