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Bob Hogan

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Photo of Bob Hogan, standing in military uniform, from his right side, holding a stationary rifle up to is eye as he is playing a rifle game in...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Gondola at Tomorrowland

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Two unidentified African American women, one pointing at the camera, inside a gondola at Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park. People can be seen below...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Harold Lloyd and friends ride the Steeplechase horses at Steeplechase Park

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Two couples (white men and women) each straddle the horses of the Steeplechase Horse Ride at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York. One couple...

Date Published
1941
1949
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Lights of Steeplechase Park reflect in the swimming pool

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The lighted Tower by the Pavilion, Ferris Wheel, and Swimming Pool of Steeplechase Park at night reflect the light in the swimming pool.

Date Published
1941
1949
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Parachute Jump at Steeplechase Park

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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

People ride the Chair-O-Planes at Steeplechase Park

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People (white children, men, and women) ride the Chair-O-Planes indoors at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York as the crowd around the ride...

Date Published
1941
1949
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Sailors tumble in the Barrel of Fun at Steeplechase Park

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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

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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

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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

Steeplechase ride at Steeplechase Park

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Looking from the boardwalk to the pavilion, a man rides the Steeplechase Horse Ride at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York.

Date Published
1941
1949
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Tallulah Bankhead and Ricardo Montalban ride the Whip at Steeplechase Park

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Ricardo Montalban and Tallulah Bankhead laugh as they ride the Whip at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York.

Date Published
1941
1949
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Two sailors and their friends ride the Sea Cruise at Steeplechase Park

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Two white male sailors in uniform and their white female friends ride the indoor Sea Cruise Ride at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York. A...

Date Published
1941
1949
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

View from the Parachute Jump at Steeplechase Park

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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

Whoosh!

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Air holes in the "House of Fun" blow up a smiling white woman's dress as she holds a prize doll in her right arm at Steeplechase Park, Coney Island...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

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