Category Archives: Photography

Classic Coney Rides

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Patrick Amsellem

It’s great to see all the amazing contributions to the Flickr group for Goodbye Coney Island?. This is proof that Coney Island still attracts photographers from all over, as it did since its early beginnings. Amateur photographers went out to … Continue reading…

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Steeplechase, Luna Park, and Dreamland

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Patrick Amsellem

The history of Coney Island from the 1890s and through the first decade of the 20th century is very much the history of three successful amusement parks: Steeplechase, Luna Park, and Dreamland. The Tilyou family had been influential in developing … Continue reading…

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Join the “Goodbye Coney Island?” Flickr Group!

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Eleanor Whitney

I am very excited that Patrick Amsellem, curator of photography, is working with us on a web project in conjunction with the Goodbye Coney Island? exhibition he curated in the Luce Visible Storage-Study Center. We have created a Goodbye Coney … Continue reading…

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Coney Island & Entertainment

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Patrick Amsellem

Coney Island has a long history as a place for entertainment. Even before the creation of the three great amusement parks around 1900, the area was enormously popular with visitors looking for fun. The first inn, Coney Island House, was … Continue reading…

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Goodbye Coney Island?

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Patrick Amsellem

Last week we finished the installation of the small photography show Goodbye Coney Island? in the Luce Alcove on the fifth floor of the Museum. When I was told over the summer that this space would become available, I immediately … Continue reading…

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Posted on July 20, 2007 by Patrick Amsellem

Earlier this week, we installed two striking new photographs in the Museum’s American Identities galleries on the fifth floor, Soldier Claxton and Soldier Mickelson. They are part of a large series of soldiers’ portraits by the New York-based photographer Suzanne … Continue reading…

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A final goodby to the darkroom

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Deborah Wythe

Last month the last of the darkroom equipment finally left the Museum, nearly 2 years after we shut down the darkroom for good (the darkroom is now the Scan Lab and the film loading room is my office, complete with … Continue reading…

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