Luna Park Fire Dec. 1911 (LOC)
Bain News Service,, publisher.
Luna Park Fire Dec. 1911
1911 Dec. 11 (date created or published later by Bain)
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title and date from data provided by the Bain News Service on the
negative.
Photo shows aftermath of a fire at Luna Park, Coney Island, New York
City which took place on December 11, 1911. Depicted in the photo is
the Alhambra Restaurant. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009 and New
York Times, Dec. 12, 1911)
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.10043
Call Number: LC-B2- 2347-4
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kelleyw added this photo to their favorites. (60 months ago)
d_warner_517 (60 months ago | reply)
Luna Park was part of Coney Island:
"A fire started in the Pneumatic Tube and Miniature Subway in Luna Park on December 11, 1911. A combination of low winds and a working high pressure fire fighting system saved the park. Attractions burned were the Pneumatic Tube, Checker Slide, and the Temple of Mystery all on the east side of the main walk. Loss was $125,000." from this website: www.westland.net/coneyisland/articles/1900.ht m
Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) and y saber, que todo en esta vida necesita su tiempo added this photo to their favorites.