[Coney Island beach and boardwalk scenes] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Coney Island beach and boardwalk scenes], 1898 — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/32/329bd0a4d6eb-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with [Coney Island beach and boardwalk scenes], a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Coney Island beach and boardwalk scenes]
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Coney Island, the seaside amusement district at the southern tip of Brooklyn, is the subject named in this glass negative's record, though the title comes from caption data the Bain News Service wrote on the negative or its accompanying card, and that information was never independently verified. The picture belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress, a body of work made by a news photo service that operated in New York from the early 1900s and sold images to newspapers. Coney Island was then among the most popular leisure destinations in the country, drawing crowds by rail and trolley to its beaches, boardwalk, and rides. The record gives no exact date, so the image is best understood within that broader period.
| Created / published | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 280 x 654 cm. |
| Notes | Created and copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co Cinti. & New York. Title devised. N.Y. no. 8245. · Al G. Field Minstrels. |
| Subjects | Beaches--New York (State)--New York. Swimmers--New York (State)--New York. Aquatic sports. Amusement parks--New York (State)--New York. Boardwalks--New York (State)--New York. Coney Island (New York N.Y.) Comedies. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 3,072 × 1,350 px · prints to 10 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272275 |
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