About This Item

  • Call NumberRUTT_0237
  • Title[Coney Island boardwalk]
  • SummaryExterior view of Coney Island beach. Image includes a large building with sign, "George C. Tilyou's Steeplechase Park" and two smaller buildings with signs, "Oriole Baths" and "Red Devil Baths" in the background. A portion of the boardwalk is also seen in the left background. Inscription on recto: "Looking N. W. from new groyne no. 10, E. of Steeplechase Pier."
  • Date1922
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteDate inscribed on recto: 6/22/22. Title from inscription on recto; supplied partially by cataloger.
  • CreatorRutter, Edgar E., 1883-1956 [photographer]
  • SubjectAmusement parks -- New York (State) -- New York ; Bathhouses -- New York (State) -- New York ; Beaches -- New York (State) -- New York ; Shorelines -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionEdgar E. Rutter photograph collection
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsEdgar E. Rutter photograph collection, 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.
  • FolderEdgar E. Rutter photograph collection ; Folder: Coney Island boardwalk: 2