Page 46 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Rough Riders, The Dips
Photograph of The Dips on the Rough Riders ride, which takes passengers through scenes of the Spanish-American War.
"Seventeen people in two cars were pitched from the top of...
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Page 14 (top) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Scene in Luna Park
Photograph of crowds inside Luna Park
Includes: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other attractions
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland,...
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Page 77 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Surf Avenue Entrance and Big Chimney, Steeplechase Park
Photograph of Surf Avenue entrance of Steeplechase Park
Steeplechase Park, developed by George C. Tilyou, was themed based on the Steeplechase...
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Page 30 (bottom) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Ocean Parkway and Beach
Photograph of Ocean Parkway and Beach
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Page 44 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Deluge, Fifth Scene, Johnstown Flood Building
Photograph of the fifth scene of The Deluge, at the Johnstown Flood Building, featuring a show depicting Johnstown, Pennsylvania's tragic flood.
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Page 12 (right) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Entrance to Luna Park
Photograph of the entrance of Luna Park
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "refined, orderly and...
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Page 04-05 of Chamber of Commerce book: Coney Island New York, 1850 and Today; The Annual Mardi Gras
Photographs include:
Beach, crowded avenue scene and Mardi Gras floats
Description of the annual Mardi Gras celebration and parade on Coney Island....
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Page 72 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Pharoah's Daughter, Dreamland
Photograph of Pharoah's Daughter at Dreamland Park
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "refined,...
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Page 28 (bottom left) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Boardwalk, Brighton Beach
Photograph of the Boardwalk in Brighton Beach with the Brighton Inn in the background
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Page 41 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Deluge, Johnstown Flood Building
Photograph of The Deluge at the Johnstown Flood Building, which featured a show depicting Johnstown, Pennsylvania's tragic flood.
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