Half Moon Hotel, Converted into U.S. Naval Hospital, Chapel
In the 1940's, the Half Moon Hotel was converted into the U.S. Naval Convalescent Hospital. This postcard shows the chapel area of the hotel.
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"Aeroplane View, Half Moon Hotel, Coney Island, N.Y."
Back of postcard reads:
"Open all year. 45 minutes from Broadway. Attractive rates on American and European plan. Absence of vehicular traffic with its fumes and noises. Hurricane deck facing...
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Page 26 (bottom) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Midget Railway at Dreamland
Photograph of the Midget Railway at Dreamland Park
""Lilliputia" better known as "The Midget City" located along the west promenade. Three hundred midgets,...
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Page 06-07 of Chamber of Commerce book: In the Beginning
A historical narrative of Coney Island
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Page 09 of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Bathing Scene
Photograph of bathers on the beach
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Page 25 (bottom left) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Fish Building and Haunted Swing at Dreamland
Photograph of the Fish Building and Haunted Swing at Dreamland
"Another unusual attraction located along the east promenade, was the...
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Cover of the Chamber of Commerce book: This Coney Island, America's Incredible Carnival
Book put together by Jo Ranson in the 1930s for the Chamber of Commerce
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Collection type: Book