Remains balloon swing, Coney Island Fire, 1911 – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Remains balloon swing, Coney Island Fire, 1911. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Remains balloon swing, Coney Island Fire, 1911
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The record describes this glass negative as the remains of a balloon swing after a fire at Coney Island in 1911, a ride that stood among the seaside amusements of the period. The fire that year is generally associated with Dreamland, the large resort that was badly damaged and later rebuilt, so the scene shows how quickly the island's attractions could be lost. The picture comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by the Bain News Service, a press photo agency that supplied newspapers with images of current events. The title comes from unverified caption data, so the exact ride and location are worth checking against other sources.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,810 × 4,235 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10494 |
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