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Coney Island, Luna Park and its Midway

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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New York City -- Coney Island

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Title
Coney Island, Luna Park and its Midway
Names
Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925 (Photographer)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Coney Island

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1903
Topics
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
Amusement parks -- New York (State) -- New York
Luna Park (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "New York's Popular Pleasure-Resort. Five miles South of Prospect Park, with which it is connected by the Ocean Parkway. Reached by Trolleys, Long Island Trains, and Coney Island Boats. Coney Island in 1903 is changed from its former character. It mainly comprises a World's Fair, covering 22 acres, in Luna Park. In the centre are a heart-shaped lake and electric tower 200 feet high ; before the entrance, a Court of Honor, with peristyle. Thompson & Dundy host of amusements ; trip to the moon in airship Luna III ; submarine journey through tropical and arctic seas ; villages representing different nationalities ; bombardment of Fort Hamilton ; hippodrome ; chutes ; circus ; children's theatre and play-ground ; temples, minarets, etc. Crowds of merry bathers on the beach." "Photo by Falk, with the Charles Mills' Panoramic Camera." Includes additional text identifying points of interest."
Source note: King''s Views of New York City. (New York : M. King, c1905) King, Moses (1853-1909), Author.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 1 print : b ; 11.3 x 33 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17095024
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9162cea0-c55a-012f-61dc-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1853: Creator Born
  • 1903: Issued
  • 1925: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "Coney Island, Luna Park and its Midway" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1903. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-f802-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "Coney Island, Luna Park and its Midway" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-f802-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1903). Coney Island, Luna Park and its Midway Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-f802-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Coney Island, Luna Park and its Midway