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Air View of Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk, Brooklyn

Ben Ross

Object Label

The photographer Ben Ross took this aerial view of Coney Island on July 4, 1946. The following day, the New York Times reported that 1.3 million people had visited the resort, the largest crowd in its history, to celebrate the holiday.

Caption

Ben Ross (American, 1916–2004). Air View of Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk, Brooklyn, 1946. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 x 11 1/16 in. (35.6 x 28.1 cm) image: 13 9/16 x 10 3/4 in. (34.4 x 27.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 1998.34.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Photography

Artist

Ben Ross

Title

Air View of Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk, Brooklyn

Date

1946

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Classification

Photograph

Dimensions

sheet: 14 x 11 1/16 in. (35.6 x 28.1 cm) image: 13 9/16 x 10 3/4 in. (34.4 x 27.3 cm)

Signatures

Signed verso in graphite: "Ben Ross"

Inscriptions

Inscribed in graphite: "Airview of Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk. Brooklyn, NY 1946"

Credit Line

Gift of the artist

Accession Number

1998.34

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Artists and makers

Ben Ross

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