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Coney Island, New York 1880 CI188020 Costume Women in bathingdress longsleeved with hats, men in trousers and tails, children in dresses, trousers and blazers, hats, and sun parasols. Face and hands. Actions Weekend at the seaside! Some watch a puppet show, others have a ride on the pony, bathe, and play in the sand (1). Commentary Pony rides are a form of entertainment that also appear in postcards. Source Samuel S. Carr, "Coney Island Hurdy Gurdy," collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Glass. Scanned from Ronald G. Pisano, Long Island Landscape Painting, 1820-1920, A New York Graphic Society Book, Little Brown & Co., Boston, 1985. 1 picture. |
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