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Parachute Jump at Steeplechase Park

Image

Seven parachutes with two riders each, are mid air during the "Parachute Jump" at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York.

Date Published
1951
1959
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Sailors tumble in the Barrel of Fun at Steeplechase Park

Image

United States Navy sailors (all white men) tumble around in the "Barrel of Fun" at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York.

Date Published
1951
1959
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Shirley Booth and Robert Fryer ride an amusement ride at Steeplechase Park

Image

Shirley Booth and Robert Fleischer laugh and look at the photographer as they sit in a car on an amusement ride at the amusement park, Steeplechase...

Date Published
1954
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Shirley Booth shows off her Steeplechase Park badge

Image

Shirley Booth smiles as she shows off her Steeplechase Park badge at Coney Island, New York. She wears a suit, a wide-brimmed hat, and a string of...

Date Published
1954
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

View from the Parachute Jump at Steeplechase Park

Image

From their back, two white women sit high in the air in the seat of the "Parachute Jump" at Steeplechase Park overlooking the immense crowds on the...

Date Published
1951
1959
Member of
Ted Malone Collection
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  • Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • 1951-1960

Member of

  • Ted Malone Collection (5)

Types

  • photographs (5)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (5)
  • Gelatin silver prints (5)
  • Group portraits (2)
  • Portrait photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1951-1960 (5)

Subjects

  • Amusement parks (5)
  • Amusement rides (4)
  • Women, White (3)
  • Actors (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Parachutes (2)
  • Beaches (1)
  • Boardwalks (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Sailors (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • (-) Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) (5)

Subjects, People

  • Booth, Shirley (1)

Date Published

  • 1951 (3)
  • 1959 (3)
  • 1954 (2)

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