coney island’s summertime atmosphere . . .

the origin(s) of coney island’s name is unclear &/or without historical consensus with several competing theories. one possible etymology is from a native american tribe, the konoh or konoi (the “bear band”), who once inhabited the island. a second theory suggests that it was distortion of the name of henry hudson’s second mate on the halve maen, john colman, who was slain on the 1609 expedition. a third hypothesis is that late 18th century irish captain peter o’connor named it after coney island in county sligo, ireland. the island has a a rabbit population. in the irish gaelic pronunciation coinín is the word used for a rabbit. yet other theories suggest a dutch etymology, that the name had come from conyn, the surname of a family of dutch settlers who lived there. (yet another theory suggests that it came from the dutch word for rabbit, konijn, derived from a purported large population of wild rabbits on the island) . . .

lisette model | born: alise emelie felicie stern | * 1901 † 1983 |

ascher fellig’s pseudonym is weegee | * 1899 † 1968 |

icp | the international center of photography . . .

at coney island in august & september 2020 | ines & matthew . . .

the united states themselves are essentially the greatest poem . . .
the father of free verse; walter whitman jr.,
* may 31, 1819 † march 26, 1892