Coney Island, the Beach – Antique Wall Art
(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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Coney Island, the Beach in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Coney Island, the Beach
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Coney Island's beach is the subject here, and the record names it only in the title, so the scene is best read through the place itself. The Brooklyn peninsula on the Atlantic was by the early twentieth century a major seaside amusement destination, drawing crowds by rail and trolley to its sand, boardwalk and bathing facilities. This glass negative belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, the photographic files of the Bain News Service, a New York agency that supplied news pictures to newspapers. Its date and maker are not recorded, and the title comes from caption information the agency wrote on the negatives, so it is worth treating as a label rather than a confirmed fact.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,810 × 4,254 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-10729 |
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