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Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y. – Antique Print

Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y., c1903. — historic photograph
Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y., c1903.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.

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Luna Park, which opened on Coney Island in 1903, was one of the most ambitious amusement parks in the country, and this view captures its illuminated towers and domes rising above the crowds. The Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for hand-colored and tinted views of American scenery and attractions, produced the image, which is why it reads more like a postcard-style showpiece than a candid snapshot. Coney Island's parks drew enormous summer crowds from New York City and beyond, and Luna Park's electric lighting and fanciful architecture made it a symbol of the resort's modern spectacle. The record notes that some details are unverified, so the exact date of the photograph is best read as approximate.

Created / publishedc1903.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 010728. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Amusement Parks; Towers.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 508 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-150178

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