Page 04-05 of Chamber of Commerce book: Coney Island New York, 1850 and Today; The Annual Mardi Gras
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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 29 of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Galveston Flood
Photograph of The Galveston Flood building
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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 11 (bottom) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Wilson and Kojan's Music Hall
Photograph of Wilson and Kojan's Music Hall
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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 01 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Pyramid on the Beach
Photograph of men and women forming a pyramid on the beach as a crowd looks on.
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Page 28 (top right) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Brooklyn Elevated R.R. Depot (Culver Depot)
Illustration of Culver Depot
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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 20 (top) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Star Toboggan Racer
Photograph of the Star Double Toboggan Racer roller coaster
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