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Dreamland fire, Coney Island, New York – Vintage Print

Dreamland fire, Coney Island, New York, c1911. — historic photograph
Dreamland fire, Coney Island, New York, c1911.. Historic photograph from the Fire Engines 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 Dreamland fire, Coney Island, New York. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Dreamland fire, Coney Island, New York

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Few amusement parks on Coney Island were as ornate as Dreamland, the Brooklyn resort whose towers and electric lighting made it a showpiece when it opened in 1904. This picture records the fire that destroyed it in 1911, with firefighters working among the smoke and wreckage. The photograph came from Underwood & Underwood, a New York firm known for its stereographs and news photography, and it was registered for copyright that year. Pictures like this one, which show the aftermath of a major public disaster, offer a useful record of how the fire and its response looked to the people who saw it.

Created / publishedc1911.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesJ161149 U.S. Copyright Office. No. U130822. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.
SubjectsFires--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Fire fighters--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,276 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-178849

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