Shirley Booth shows off her Steeplechase Park badge

Description

Shirley Booth smiles as she shows off her Steeplechase Park badge at Coney Island, New York. She wears a suit, a wide-brimmed hat, and a string of pearls.

Note

Stamped on back"PLEASE CREDIT PHOTOGRAPH BY TALBO 1595 B'WAY NEW YORK." Handwritten on back, "Shirley Booth shows her Steeplechase combination ticket after a visit to Steeplechase. Miss Booth is currently starred in "By The Beautiful Sea" which is partly set at Steeplechase in early 1900s."

Date Issued

1954

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Portrait photographs

Member of

Ted Malone Collection

Publisher

TALBOT

Time Period

1951-1960

Subject (Name)

Steeplechase Park (New York, N.Y.)

Subject (Topical)

Subject (Geographic)

Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)

Rights

Copyright Not Evaluated

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.

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Collection Identifier: MS-0187

Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections