Page 28 (top left) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Scenic Musical Railway
Photograph of the Great Musical Railway
"Great Musical and Scenic Railroad - 1903-1905 (Jackman's scenic railroad replaced by Pike's Peak Railway)"
(from: http...
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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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Page 07 (bottom right) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Henderson's Walk and The Bowery Photograph of construction workers building Henderson's Walk and The Bowery; Wolz Brothers Restaurant flag in background
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