About This Item


  • TitleSteeplechase Park
  • Call NumberWEML_0001
  • Cite AsEugene Wemlinger photograph collection, Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryInterior view of Steeplechase Park pavilion interior with large elephant holding large ornate box and man sitting on rear; elephant and man are constructed of papier-mache or similar material; several chairs in left foreground, many visitors standing in room, and signs in right background include "Human Pool Table" and "Ladies Parlor."
  • Date1910
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 5 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: 1910. Title from inscription on verso. Collection owned jointly by Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Museum; original glass plate negatives held by Brooklyn Museum.
  • CreatorWemlinger, Eugene [photographer]
  • SubjectAmusement parks -- New York (State) -- New York ; Pavilions -- New York (State) -- New York
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.