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Astroland Park with Happyface and bottom half of Wonder Wheel (panoramic), 2006, 2008.035.1, Ron Meisel photographs, 2008.035; Brooklyn Historical Society.In addition to the thousands of historical photographs in Brooklyn Historical Society’s collections, there are also a few smaller collections of fine art photography created by contemporary artists. The photo of the week depicts a panoramic view of Astroland Park in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn taken by local photographer Ron Meisel in 2006. Astroland was an amusement park in Coney Island that operated from around 1962 until 2008.
This photograph was taken using a Hasselblad Xpan camera and color negative film. The Xpan is a viewfinder camera that exposes a frame with dimensions of 24mm by 65mm that creates the panoramic effect. Meisel has more panoramic work on display at the Phylis Stigliano Gallery in Park Slope. To see more of Meisel’s work, check out this online gallery.
Interested in seeing more photos from BHS’s collection? Visit our online image gallery, which includes a selection of our images. Interested in seeing even more historic Brooklyn images? Visit our Brooklyn Visual Heritage website here. To search BHS’s entire collection of images, archives, maps, and special collections visit BHS’s Othmer Library Wed-Sat, 1:00-5:00 p.m. library@brooklynhistory.org
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