Page 79 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Steeplechase Park, Long Green
Photograph of the Long Green at Steeplechase Park
Steeplechase Park, developed by George C. Tilyou, was themed based on the Steeplechase ride along a metal track built...
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Page 31 (top) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Surf Avenue, Looking West
Photograph of Surf Avenue, looking West with storefronts and horse drawn carriages on the road
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Page 43 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Deluge, Fourth Scene, Johnstown Flood Building
Photograph of the fourth scene of The Deluge at Johnstown Flood Building, featuring a show depicting Johstown, Pennsylvania's tragic flood.
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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 02-03 of This Coney Island, America's Incredible Carnival Chamber of Commerce book: Advertisement for the Half Moon Hotel and Title Page
Includes photos of exterior, dining room and lobby of Half Moon Hotel
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Page 74 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Dreamland from the Ocean
Photograph of Dreamland Park from the Ocean
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "refined, orderly and...
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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 40 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Pain's Vesuvius, Manhattan Beach
Photograph of amphitheatre owned and run by Henry J. Pain. Patrons had the opportunity to witness reenactments of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and other...
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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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