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[Dreamland Park, Air Ship Building, Coney Island, N.Y.] – Historic Photograph Print

[Dreamland Park, Air Ship Building, Coney Island, N.Y.], [1905?] — historic photograph
[Dreamland Park, Air Ship Building, Coney Island, N.Y.], [1905?]. 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 [Dreamland Park, Air Ship Building, 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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[Dreamland Park, Air Ship Building, Coney Island, N.Y.]

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The painted words "Temptations of St. Anthony" on the front of the building set this view apart from other Coney Island scenes, and the title places it in the Air Ship Building at Dreamland Park. Dreamland opened in 1904 as one of the resort's most ambitious amusement parks, with white towers and electric lighting meant to suggest a fantasy city. Fire destroyed much of it in 1911. The Detroit Publishing Company, which produced this 8 x 10 inch glass negative, documented American towns, resorts and landmarks in the early twentieth century.

Created / published[1905?]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Temptations of St. Anthony" on building. "455" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033789. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsAmusement parks. Pagodas.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66957

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