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Page 10 of W.F. Mangels company catalogue #4 Two different carousell figure listings: (1) Outside horse (2) King horse
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Page 43 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Deluge, Fourth Scene, Johnstown Flood Building Photograph of the fourth scene of The Deluge at Johnstown Flood Building, featuring a show depicting Johstown, Pennsylvania's tragic flood.
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Page 11 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Observatory A photo of The Observatory in Coney Island
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Page 74 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Dreamland from the Ocean Photograph of Dreamland Park from the Ocean One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "refined, orderly and...
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Page 07 of W.F. Mangels Company Catalogue #4 Listing for Palace Galloping Horse Carousell (Patented February 11, 1902; February 5, 1907): Dimensions and Capacity: Diameter of platform, 50 feet; in 18 sections, each for 4 horses abreast; 60 galloping...
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Page 08 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: A Condensed History of Coney Island, continued A textual narrative written by Major B. Franklin Waite, A.M., Ph.D., B.S., LL.D. about the origin of Coney Island as a community. Starting in 1844, the...
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Page 71 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Chutes from Bostock's, Dreamland Photograph of the Chutes from Bostock's at Dreamland Park One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "...
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Page 03 of W.F. Mangels Company Catalogue #4; "A few places where our Carousells and other Amusement Devices are in use" Includes photos of: Feltman Brothers, Coney Island, New York; L. D. Shaw, Glen Echo, Maryland; Bois Blank Park, Detroit and...
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Page 40 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Pain's Vesuvius, Manhattan Beach Photograph of amphitheatre owned and run by Henry J. Pain. Patrons had the opportunity to witness reenactments of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and other...
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Page 04 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: A Condensed History of Coney Island A textual narrative written by Major B. Franklin Waite, A.M., Ph.D., B.S., LL.D. about the origin of Coney Island as a community. Starting in 1844, the narrative...
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