Coney Island Dairy - The Inexhaustible Cow – Antique 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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A window into the past: Coney Island Dairy - The Inexhaustible Cow, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Coney Island Dairy - The Inexhaustible Cow
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The "Inexhaustible Cow" stands out among the Coney Island views for its title and form. It was a dairy built to look like a cow, serving milk to beachgoers at a time when the island was becoming a popular seaside resort for Brooklyn and New York City residents. The record's caption tracings also list food stands, gazebos, and beach scenes, which suggest the dairy was one part of a busy waterfront of refreshment stands and amusements. The catalog dates the photograph to around 1879 and credits William B. Holmes, though those details come from an older caption card and have not been independently verified.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | c1879. |
| Subjects | Photo copyrighted by Wm. B. Holmes. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Food stands; Beach scenes; Dairy industry; Gazebos; NY--New York City-- Brooklyn...; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 978 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130128 |
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