Steeplechase Getting Ready

"Ray De Mott (atop pole in foreground) checks the guide ropes for the Parachute Jump at Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, N.Y. The fun arena opens officially on May 21, although a part of it has been opened weekends since February 5."

A worker checks that guide ropes for the Parachute Jump are ready for opening day, 1949, at Steeplechase Park.