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While this photograph was taken at some point between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915, after the rising prevalence of the car, it bears testament to the role that avenues alongside the hotels and beach played. In likening this image to the worlds fairs of…

This metal was created by the committee of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. On one side it reads "Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco Metal of Award MCMXV [1915]". The building in the middle of the words appears to be…

the Great Coney Island Spectacularium opened at the end of the 19th century in a seaside resort in Coney Island, aiming to create more interactive live attractions and attract more tourists.

postcard 1909...more to be added...-Madeleiene Hodges

..to be edited further..The Elephant Hotel in Coney Island was one of three elephants designed and built by James Lafferty. It opened in 1885 and was located st Surf Avenue and West 12th street. The seven story tall structure included 34 guest rooms…

This photograph many other photographs from the era—especially in regards to World’s Fairs and Exhibitions—in that it does not focus so much on the physical attributes of Brighton Beach or Coney Island as a whole, but rather on the people and the…

These are two images of circus posters which incorporate the use of tiger imagery. The first, a lithograph poster entitled, Cole's Southern Circus & Menagerie portrays a detailed scene of various wild animals in the wild. There is text at the…

c. 1835, Joice Heth represented the beginnings of PT Barnum's career in the circus, but her success bore testament to PT Barnum's ability to recognize and exploit the desires of the American public. As given by the Thompson quote below, Americans…

These are images of one poster that was painted on the side of a building. The poster was painted in 1910 in a farming town called Vincent in Iowa. The town has a population of about 200 which is interesting that the circus would set up in that…

These two photographs are the labor strike at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus on June 22, 1938. The circus executive John Ringling North informed his employees that all of the circus would have to take a 25% pay cut because the circus…