A woman and sleeping child at Coney Island
Object Details
- photographer
- Melcarth, Edward, 1914-1973
- Place of publication, production, or execution
- No place, unknown, or undetermined
- Physical Description
- 1 photographic print : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.
- Summary
- Photograph shows the woman and child on a blanket at the beach at Coney Island. Many other people are in the background, seated on blankets or beach chairs. Bottles and cans are scattered in the sand.
- Citation
- Edward Melcarth. A woman and sleeping child at Coney Island, ca. 1950. Edward Melcarth papers, circa 1900-2003. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Use Note
- U.S. public domain
- Location Note
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
- ca. 1950
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)12325
- Type
- Photographs
- Place
- Coney Island, N.Y.
- See more items in
- Edward Melcarth papers, circa 1900-2003
- Archives of American Art
- Topic
- Leisure
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_12325
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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