Getaway day

Getaway day
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Title: Getaway day
Description:

Caption: "Getaway day": No sailing season is officially opened until traditional flag-raising ceremonies are held. ... Its old waterfront almost completely destroyed by hurricane last November, Miramar [Yacht Club] now boasts a new 80-foot dock and ramp. These provide accomodations for some 100 boats, ranging from 6-foot dinghies to 48-foot schoooners."

Date: 1951
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Sheepshead Bay (New York, N.Y.)
Creator: Brooklyn eagle.
More Details: Stamped on verso: date: Jun[e] 19, 1951; "Brooklyn Eagle."
Title from caption on verso.
Collection: Clubs
Subject: Boats and boating
Docks
Flags
Harbors
Navies
Piers
Ship models
Yacht clubs
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
Rights: Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library.
ID: CLUB 0494