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[Dreamland Park at night, Coney Island, N.Y.] – Antique Print

[Dreamland Park at night, Coney Island, N.Y.], [1905?] — historic photograph
[Dreamland Park at night, Coney Island, N.Y.], [1905?]. Historic photograph from the Coney Island collection.

(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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[Dreamland Park at night, Coney Island, N.Y.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Dreamland Park at night, Coney Island, N.Y.]

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Few sights on Coney Island were as striking as Dreamland at night, when the park's electric illuminations turned its towers and walkways into a glowing spectacle.

Created / published[1905?]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 465" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033786. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsAmusement parks. Lighting. Night.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66954

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