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Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950
Filter: Subject of amusement rides
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| Description: | View of a crowd on the beach. The amusement park "The Pike" can be seen in the background, which was home to The Jack Rabbit Racer, which at the time was t... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of people walking along Midland Beach and boardwalk. Several buildings stand alongside the boardwalk and a Ferris wheel is in the background. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Kiddyland at Playland. The area features miniature amusement park rides for smaller children, including a miniature Ferris wheel and a boa... |
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| Description: | People gather around a bench in front of Casino Amusement Park. A roller coaster, pavilion, and ticket booth stand behind them. |
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| Description: | View of the Coney Island Amusement Park featuring a large garden and lawn, a roller coaster, a windmill, several buildings and amusements, and crowds of pe... |
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| Description: | People ride a ten car roller coaster at PLAYLAND park. The roller coaster has lights on one side and railings on either side. |
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| Description: | A pavilion stands at the gates of an amusement park. A tent, fence, and roller coaster appear in the background. |
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| Description: | A carousel, aeroplane, penny arcade, and other rides stand inside an amusement park. There is a lawn at the center of the image and people surround the amu... |
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| Description: | View of a miniature train with children and their parents as passengers at Springbank Park, founded in the late nineteenth century. |
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