| Title: | Cleaning Beach at Coney Island (1 of 3) |
| Other Titles: | Coney Island Before Cleaning Beach |
| Keywords: | On the job, work;History;Brooklyn;Coney Island;Cleaning;Garbage;Litter;Civilian |
| Issue Date: | 16-Oct-2007 |
| Abstract: | Several civilians lined up on boardwalk and across beach at Coney Island; Brooklyn skyline and pier visible in back. Beach is covered in litter and partially-filled garbage cans. |
| Description: | Black and white photo (sepia toned), glossy, 8" x 10", white borders. Verso: black ink handwriting, top left corner: "Coney Island Before Cleaning Beach." Black ink traces (likely fingerprints). Provenance: Removed from site by Robin Nagle, 9/07. One of four photos found in kraft envelope, apparently a series of photos showing the before, during and after of cleaning Coney Island beach. Fourth photo is a duplicate of this one (not scanned at this time - 10/11/07). Pencil handwriting on kraft envelope reads "Cleaning Beach at Coney Island;" "NO NEGS" noted in top left corner. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/23711 |
| Appears in Collections: | NYU-New York Department of Sanitation Museum Project |
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| DSNYM-20071011-EJ-13.tif | 83.32 MB | TIFF |  View/Open |
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