Summer diversions at the seaside - a coasting party at Coney Island - more scared than hurt" [Group of people on coasting bench]" – Antique Wall Art
![Summer diversions at the seaside - a coasting party at Coney Island - more scared than hurt" [Group of people on coasting bench]", 1886 — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ce/ced5a1d8c2af-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 Summer diversions at the seaside - a coasting party at Coney Island - more scared than hurt" [Group of people on coasting bench]", an antique engraving rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The caption, "more scared than hurt," gives this engraving its tone: a group of holidaymakers crowded onto a coasting bench, riding a steep incline at Coney Island. It appeared in *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* on July 24, 1886, when the resort was becoming the country's best-known seaside amusement destination, with rail lines, hotels and mechanical thrills drawing crowds from the city. Illustrated weeklies like Leslie's often used such scenes to show readers the lighter side of summer leisure, and the wood engraving's lively composition captures the mix of excitement and nervous laughter that made these rides popular.
| Created / published | 1886 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 62, no. 1609 (1886 July 24), p. 353 (title page). Reference copy may be in SSF (Graphic) - Amusement Parks. Caption card tracings: NY--NYC--Coney I.; Shelf.; Geogr.; Amusement Parks. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,079 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-138696 |
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