Page 18 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Rescue Mission
A photograph of the Coney Island Church and Rescue Mission
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Page 83 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Giant See Saw, Ferris Wheel and Air Ships, Steeplechase Park
Photograph of the Giant See Saw, the Ferris Wheel and the Air Ships at Steeplechase Park
Steeplechase Park, developed by George C. Tilyou...
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Page 25 of W.F. Mangels Company Catalogue #4
Listing of interchangeable parts for shooting gallery includes: cast-iron target plates, small journal boxes and pillow blocks, small counter shaft, finished shafting, steel plates, steel gongs, round...
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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 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 80 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Rose Garden, Steeplechase
Photograph of the Rose Garden in 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 08 of W.F. Mangels Company Catalogue #4
Listing for Combination Horse Galloping Carousell:
Dimensions: Diameter of platform, 44 feet; in 18 sections, each 3 horses abreast; 36 galloping horses, 12 standing horses, 3 double-seated chariots....
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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 of Coney Island - The People's History: A Condensed History of Coney Island, continued
A textual narrative written by Major B. Franklin Waite, A.M., Ph.D., B.S., LL.D. about the origin of Coney Island as a community. Starting in 1844, the...
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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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