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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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Kiddyland at Playland

Date: 1928
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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Amusement Park

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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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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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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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Pronto-Dog Stand

Date: 08 1948
Description: Exterior view of a "Pronto-Dog" stand at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition staffed by three people. Behind the stand is an amusement park ride.
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Peppermint Park

Date: 06 1961
Description: A young girl is enjoying a carnival ride at Peppermint Park. She is probably a daughter of Lewis Arms.
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Stagecoach Ride

Date: 07 1968
Description: A team of four horses are pulling a stagecoach through the Pleasure Island Amusement Park.
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Miskego [Muskego] Beach

Date: 07 20 1925
Description: View towards groups of people riding in carts as part of an amusement park ride. Two boys in the foreground are standing and watching at the perimeter of t...
Postcard

Circle Swing at Night, Wonderland

Date: 08 1905
Description: Text on front reads: "Circle Swing at Night, Wonderland." An amusement ride with swings is lit up with electric bulbs at night. This amusement park had man...

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