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Light Show at the Fair

Date: 07 26 1966
Description: Several young people pause behind the fence to look at a midway ride in action at the Washington County Junior Fair.
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Long Beach Roller Coaster

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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...
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Coney Island

Date: 1969
Description: The Thunderbolt Roller Coaster at Coney Island.
Poster

Dane County Jr. Fair Poster

Date: 07 1973
Description: Poster advertising for the Dane County Jr. Fair at the Madison fairgrounds, July 18 through 22, 1973. Features a screen printed illustration of a clown, a ...
Photograph

Rollercoaster, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A woman standing in front of closed stalls on Coney Island. The framework for the Devil's Pit roller coaster rises in the background behind dilapidated si...
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Man Walking in the Sand, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A man walking with a cane in the sand dunes on Coney Island. A dilapidated fence cuts across the foreground of the beach and a rock jetty juts into the ba...
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Playland Picnic Grove and Beach

Date: 1928
Description: Elevated view of the Playland picnic grove and beach, both crowded with people. A large ship, pavilions and outbuildings are in the background. Caption rea...
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Playland -- The Bathing Beach

Date: 1928
Description: People sunbathe on the beach at Playland while others swim in the surf. A turreted building decorated with flags is in the background. Caption reads: "The...
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Lake Playland

Date: 1928
Description: View from shoreline toward a woman in a canoe holding a parasol as an accompanying man paddles through the water near a wooded shore at Playland. Other row...
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Casino (Amusement) Park Roller Coaster

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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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Coney Island Amusement Park

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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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PLAYLAND Park Riding the Rollercoaster

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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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Funchase Amusement Pier

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Description: Crowds walk along the boardwalk at Funchase amusement pier. A building with flags flying from its turrets features a sign that reads "Funchase Skating". T...
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Monticello Amusement Park Entrance

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Description: People stand at the gate to the ten-acre Monticello Amusement Park. The arched entrance is decorated with various shapes, windmills, towers, and flags. Fen...
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Amusement Park with Rides

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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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Bug House Amusement Park (?)

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Description: Entrance to Bug House Amusement Park (?). View features several people standing in front of the entrance to the building, which features elaborate paintin...
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Playland, Westchester Co. Park System Amusements

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Description: Elevated view of the north section of the Colonnade of Amusements at Playland, part of the Westchester Co. Park System. The amusement park features a lar...
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Amusement Rides at The State Fair

Date: 08 1948
Description: A man and two young children, a boy and a girl, ride an amusement park ride at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. Behind them written on the wall of a bu...
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Boy with Balloon

Date: 08 1948
Description: A young boy inflates a balloon at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. Three people stand behind him near the "Merry Go Round" building, and in the backgro...
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Amusement Park Ride

Date: 08 1948
Description: A teenage boy caught looking directly at the photographer while riding an amusement park ride at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition midway in the early ev...

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