Luna Park, Coney Island
Eugene Wemlinger
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Object Label
This image shows the mechanical escalator to the top of the Helter Skelter—where an attendant handed out a small mat that would facilitate the downward slide. In the background is the entrance to Luna’s “Days of 49,” a stage show with hundreds of actors and spectacular effects.
Caption
Eugene Wemlinger. Luna Park, Coney Island, 1909. Cellulose nitrate negative, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection, 1996.164.10-23. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Artist
Title
Luna Park, Coney Island
Date
1909
Medium
Cellulose nitrate negative
Classification
Dimensions
3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection
Accession Number
1996.164.10-23
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