About This Item

  • TitleWorld-famous amusement park at Coney Island
  • Call NumberPOST_0103
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Postcard collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryExterior of steel and glass building with sign, "George C. Tilyou's Steeplechase Park. Steeplechase, The Funny Place"; colorful, tilted, circular thrill ride ("Silver Streak") with a few passengers in foreground. Caption on verso: "World-famous amusement park at Coney Island: The most popular seaside resort in the metropolitan area."
  • Date[195-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 postcard : color ; 4 x 6 in.
  • Genrepostcards
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso.
  • CreatorShostal Press Agency
  • PublisherH.S. Crocker, New York
  • SubjectAmusement parks -- New York (State) -- New York ; Amusement rides -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Postcard collection
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.