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Description: Coney Island items in the Brooklyn Collection's Ephemera Collection.
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Subject: Coney Island , Ephemera Collection
Creator: Olivia Morales Geaghan
Date: 2008, 2008 November 13
Description: Photographs of Coney Island's Steeplechase Park on view at the Brooklyn Collection.
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Subject: Exhibits, Photography, Coney Island
Creator: Olivia Morales Geaghan
Date: 2009, 2009 March 4
Description: A 1939 visit from the King and Queen of England during which President Roosevelt served them hot dogs at a barbecue and the resulting hot dog tributes nationwide and in Coney Island.
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Subject: Food, Coney Island
Creator: Leslie Shope
Date: 2009, 2009 May 13
Description: A donated photograph of Coney Island by Ron Meisel.
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Subject: Coney Island , Photography
Creator: Joy Holland
Date: 2009 July 17, 2009
Description: The W.F. Mangels Company of Coney Island, an "amusement manufacturer."
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Subject: Coney Island , Industry
Creator: Leslie Shope
Date: 2009, 2009 August 31
Description: The history of the Seaside Aquarium at Coney Island.
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Subject: Coney Island , Neighborhood history
Creator: Leslie Shope
Date: 2010 January 11, 2010
Description: Brooklyn's "baby parade," held in conjunction with Coney Island's Mardi Gras.
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Subject: Children, Coney Island
Creator: Leslie Shope
Date: 2010 August 12, 2010
Description: Various places around the world named Luna Park like the famous Coney Island amusement park.
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Subject: Coney Island
Creator: Joy Holland
Date: 2011 August 19, 2011
Description: The Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day.
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Subject: Holidays, Coney Island
Creator: Ivy Marvel
Date: 2011 December 28, 2011
Description: The register of Coney Island's first hotel, Coney Island House, and some of its famous signatures, which may or may not be authentic.
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Subject: Coney Island , Literature
Creator: Joy Holland
Date: 2012 January 26, 2012
Description: A follow up post about the Coney Island House register.
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Subject: Coney Island , Literature
Creator: Joy Holland
Date: 2012 February 8, 2012
Description: Coney Island's "Most Beautiful Grandmother Contest."
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Subject: Coney Island
Creator: Christine Szeluga
Date: 2012 February 22, 2012
Description: The history of Philip's Candy Store in Coney Island.
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Subject: Coney Island , Food
Creator: Christine Szeluga
Date: 2012 August 8, 2012
Description: The death by electrocution of Luna Park's Topsy the elephant and an exploration of whether or not, as is commonly claimed,Thomas Edison was involved.
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Subject: Coney Island
Creator: Erin
Date: 2014 December 12, 2014
Description: Programs put on in conjunction with the Brooklyn Historical Society, including trivia and a look at Coney Island history.
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Subject: Events, Coney Island
Creator: Ivy Marvel
Date: 2015, 2015 April 9
Description: The story of an embalmed whale exhibited worldwide, including in Coney Island in 1953, where it caught fire and was ultimately ruined.
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Subject: Coney Island , Animals
Creator: Brendan Murphy
Date: 2015 October 2, 2015
Description: Guest post. Information about Coney Island and a short Q&A with Luna Park representatives as part of a contest around the release of the mystery novel "Last Stop in Brooklyn."
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Subject: Coney Island
Creator: Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Date: 2018 March 8, 2018
Description: Guest post. Photographer Larry Racioppo shares photos and stories of the Coney Island mermaid parade.
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Subject: Coney Island , Photography
Creator: Larry Racioppo
Date: 2019 June 18, 2019
Description: Stephan Bibrowski (1890–1932), also known as "Lionel the Lion-Faced Man," was born outside Warsaw, Poland with a rare condition called hypertrichosis. In 1920 he moved to New York City where he became a popular attraction at the Coney Island Dreamland Circus.
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Subject: People, Photo of the Week, Coney Island
Creator: Sarah Quick
Date: 2021, 2021 June 3
Description: This week's photo is of Inman's Casino, which was located on the Bowery of Coney Island.
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Subject: Photo of the Week, Coney Island , Entertainment
Creator: Ally Malinenko
Date: 2021, 2021 August 31
Description: The beginning of the 20th century marked the rise of extravagant, mechanized amusement parks and attractions at Coney Island. Many amusement park rides from this period may sound funny, or even terrifying, to today’s thrill-seeking audiences.
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Subject: Coney Island , Entertainment
Creator: Alice Griffin
Date: 2022 January 3
Description: The Seaside Home for Children, run by the Brooklyn Children's Aid Society, was a seasonal charitable facility for sick and lower-income children and their mothers.
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Subject: Photo of the Week, Children, Social Welfare, Coney Island
Creator: Anna Schwartz
Date: 2022 April 4, 2022
Description: The world-famous Wonder Wheel is a Ferris wheel (also known as a pleasure wheel) designed by Romanian immigrant Charles Herman and operated by his business partner Herman Garms.
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Subject: Photo of the Week, Coney Island , Entertainment
Creator: Sarah Quick
Date: 2022, 2022 May 16
Description: The photo of the week here depicts a person reading on the boardwalk in Coney Island in the 1980s.
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Subject: Photo of the Week, Photography, Goldfarb, Anders, Coney Island
Creator: Anna Schwartz, Tess Colwell
Date: 2022 July 18, 2022
Description: Welcome to August! To bring us into the final weeks of summer vacation, this Photo of the Week is all about those summer vibes. A bevy of the titular "bathing beauties" is seen frolicking in the surf at Coney Island.
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Subject: Photo of the Week, Coney Island , Women, Herzberg, Irving, Photography
Creator: Diana Bowers-Smith
Date: 2022 August 1, 2022
Description: It's the dog days of summer here in Brooklyn, a perfect time to head down to Coney Island and enjoy a hot dog on the boardwalk. This coat of arms honoring the 50th anniversary of the hot dog in 1939 shows a royal figure knighting a kneeling hot dog in the center.
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Subject: Photo of the Week, Coney Island , Food
Creator: Alice Griffin
Date: 2022 August 8, 2022
Description: The Elephantine Colossus was an elephant-shaped hotel attraction located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Coney Island from 1885 through 1896.
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Subject: Coney Island , Architecture, Photo of the Week
Creator: Ally Malinenko, Dan Brenner
Date: 2022 October 10, 2022
Description: Today's Photo of the Week hopes to bring some color and heat to these dark days! This photo shows Astroland's Over the Falls in front of the Cyclone on July 16, 1968.
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Subject: Photo of the Week, Coney Island
Creator: Sarah Quick
Date: 2022 December 27, 2022
Description: Rubin Jacobs opened Ruby’s in 1975 and it has since become a mainstay as the headquarters for both the Mermaid Parade and the Polar Bear Club.
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Subject: Photo of the Week, Coney Island , Neighborhood history
Creator: Ally Malinenko, Julie May
Date: 2023 November 13, 2023
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