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.
1954
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
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."