19th century

Coney Island Before City Lifeguards
U.S. Volunteer Life Saving Corps lifeguards at their headquarters on the beach at West Fifth Street, Coney Island, c.1919. The current lifeguard shortage in New York City brings to mind the history of lifeguards at Coney Island and the essential...
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Join us on Saturday, June 3rd, during exhibition center hours to celebrate the publication of Salvation by the Sea: Immigrants, Coney Island, and The Fresh Air Cure by Charles Denson. "This catalog explores a forgotten era of Coney Island's...
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