Page 02 of W.F. Mangels Company Catalogue #4; Catalogue description: summary of contents of catalogue including operation, design, mechanical construction, etcetera. Mentions their work on the Electric Third Rail Pleasure Railway.
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Page 48 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Balmer's Baths
Photograph of crowds gathering around Balmer's Baths on the beach
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Page 04 of W.F. Mangels Company Catalogue #4; "A few places where our Carousells and other Amusement Devices are in use"
Includes photos of: J.J. Hurley, Revere Beach, Boston, Massachusetts; W.S. Smith, Rockaway Beach, New York; A.E. Lynch, Savin...
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Page 50 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Bostock's, Dreamland
Photograph of Bostock's
"Frank Bostock's wild animal pavilion was one of the attractions at Dreamland, which opened in 1904." (From: Coney Island: Lost and Found)
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Page 06 of W.F. Mangels Company Catalogue #4
Listing for Combination Galloping Horse Carousell (Patented February 11, 1902):
Dimensions: Diameter of Platform, 50 feet; in 20 sections, each four horses abreast, 40 galloping horses, 28 standing horses...
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Page 52 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Bostock at Night, Dreamland
Photograph of the Bostock building at night
"Frank Bostock's wild animal pavilion was one of the attractions at Dreamland, which opened in 1904." (From Coney Island: Lost...
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Page 08 of W.F. Mangels Company Catalogue #4
Listing for Combination Horse Galloping Carousell:
Dimensions: Diameter of platform, 44 feet; in 18 sections, each 3 horses abreast; 36 galloping horses, 12 standing horses, 3 double-seated chariots....
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Page 54 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Creation, The Ozark and Balloon Trip, Dreamland
Photograph of three different amusement rides at Dreamland:
(1)The Creation: a biblical exhibit
(2) The Ozark
(3) Balloon Trip
One of Coney Island...
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Page 10 of W.F. Mangels company catalogue #4
2 different carousell figure listings:
(1) Outside horse
(2) King horse
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Page 56 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Air Ships, Dreamland
Photograph of the Air Ships ride in Dreamland Park
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "refined, orderly...
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