About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0476
  • TitleElection year, Coney Island
  • SummarySection of Luna Park boardwalk in Coney Island with political tableau: man apparently representing Taft sitting on elephant (banner: "G.O.P. from Luna, Coney Island to The White House, 1912; look out for the Steam Roller, Bill Taft") and man apparently representing Wilson standing beside donkey (banner: "Miss Democracy; from Luna, Coney Island to The White House, 1912; wait for the 'Poles,' Tom Woodrow Wilson") and holding small dog on leash; several pedestrians and buildings in background.
  • Date1912
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date inscribed: 1912; "Br. Eagle." Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn daily eagle
  • SubjectTaft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 ; Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 ; Amusement parks ; Boardwalks ; Donkeys ; Elephants
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • FolderFolder: Coney Island: Luna Park - Elephant