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Coney Island beach, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1924, oldest first.

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  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Seaside Park.], 1922–1924

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Seaside Park.]

    1922; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Seaside Park.], 1922–1924

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Seaside Park.]

    1922; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Seaside Park.], 1922–1924

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Seaside Park.]

    1922; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Seaside Park.], 1922–1924

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Seaside Park.]

    1922; 1924

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Islands - Coney Island beach - [Seaside Park.], 1922–1924

Photo 3 of 4 at Coney Island beach, Brooklyn

Islands - Coney Island beach - [Seaside Park.]

1922; 1924

(1) Coney Island Beach, looking south from Seaside Park, between Ocean Parkway and West 5th Street, showing the Coney Island Boardwalk, under construction. June 3, 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, looking eastward, showing Parkway Baths in the center of view. August 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, showing at the left, the remains of the Brighton Beach Hotel. August 1924. (4) The same, looking northeast from about West 5th Street. Seaside Park is in the background. August 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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