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The Helter Skelter, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y. – Historic Reproduction

The Helter Skelter, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y., c1905. — historic photograph
The Helter Skelter, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y., c1905.. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The Helter Skelter, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The Helter Skelter, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.

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The Helter Skelter at Luna Park was a tall tower with a spiral chute wound around its outside, one of the attractions that gave the park its reputation after Luna Park opened on Coney Island in 1903. Riders climbed to the top and slid down on mats or burlap sacks, a fast, bumpy descent that made the structure a popular draw. This glass plate negative was made around 1905 by the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers documented American places across the country. The large 8 by 10 inch format captures the tower's framework in fine detail.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes469" on negative. Corresponding glass transparency (same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30302. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018330. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsAmusement parks. Sliding boards.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan797 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-61861

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