Luna Park, Coney Island
1909
Eugene Wemlinger
This image shows the mechanical escalator to the top of the Helter Skelter—where an attendant handed out a small mat that would facilitate the downward slide. In the background is the entrance to Luna’s “Days of 49,” a stage show with hundreds of actors and spectacular effects.
- Maker/Artist
- Eugene Wemlinger
- Classification
- Matrix
- Formatted Medium
- Cellulose nitrate negative
- Dimensions
- 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
- Accession Number
- 1996.164.10-23
- Credit Line
- Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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