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[Charles Blieffert with his parents and unknown relatives, Coney Island]

[Charles Blieffert with his parents and unknown relatives, Coney Island]
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Title: [Charles Blieffert with his parents and unknown relatives, Coney Island]
Description:

Charles (foreground in hat) is pictured with his parents, Charles and Helene (back right), and two unknown relatives, in Coney Island. Tintype studios were big business in Coney Island in the late 19th century through the early 20th century, and many trips to the beach included a souvenir photograph. The studios were either set up in tents or in storefronts. Some included elaborate backdrops and props. In this photograph, you can see a bit of the backdrop hanging from the ceiling beams. It
Date: 1905 ca.
Location: Brighton Beach (New York, N.Y.) [2]
Broooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [3]
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) [4]
Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) [5]
Creator: Unknown
Collection: Charles (Karl) Blieffert photograph album [6]
Subject: Beaches [7]
Family [8]
Social life & customs [9]
Clothing & dress [10]
Blieffert, Charles, 1891-1984 [11]
Frappier, Mark [12]
Institution: Brooklyn Historical Society
Medium: Tintypes (prints)
Rights: RESTRICTED.
ID: 2015.010.2.1
 
Source URL (retrieved on 07/26/2017 - 04:30): http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/charles-blieffert-his-parents-and-unknown-relatives-coney-island

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[2] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Brighton+Beach+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[3] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Broooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[4] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Coney+Island+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[5] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Flatbush+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[6] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/collection/Charles+%28Karl%29+Blieffert+photograph+album
[7] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/b/Beaches
[8] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/f/Family
[9] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/s/Social life %26 customs
[10] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/c/Clothing %26 dress
[11] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/b/Blieffert, Charles, 1891-1984
[12] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/f/Frappier, Mark