| Title: | A sad story of ruins |
| Description: | Coney Island amusement park fire. Caption: "A sad story of ruins--On the left is wreckage of what once was the world-renowned Mile Sky Chaser. On the right are the ruins of another famous Luna Park attraction, the Dragon's Gorge, where the fire is said to have originated." |
| Date: | 1944 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| More Details: |
On verso: date stamped: Aug. 13, 1944. Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Coney Island [4]
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| Subject: |
Amusement parks [5] Amusement rides [6] Fires [7] |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library |
| ID: | CONE 0088 |
Links:
[1] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize/externals/81c9fd5c7d6bf7d83d7fddb3059f99be&ext=.jpg
[2] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Brooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[3] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Coney+Island+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[4] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/collection/Coney+Island
[5] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/a/Amusement parks
[6] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/a/Amusement rides
[7] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/f/Fires