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Coney Island beach, Brooklyn

45 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk.], 1923–1924

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk.]

    1923; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk.], 1923–1924

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk.]

    1923; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Coney Island pier.], 1923–1924

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Coney Island pier.]

    1923; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk.], 1923–1924

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk.]

    1923; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Coney Island pier.], 1923–1924

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Coney Island pier.]

    1923; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Coney Island pier.], 1923–1924

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Coney Island pier.]

    1923; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Coney Island pier.], 1923–1924

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Coney Island pier.]

    1923; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk.], 1923–1924

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk.]

    1923; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk.], 1925

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Riegelmann boardwalk.]

    1925

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel.], 1928

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel.]

    1928

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel.], 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel.]

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and vendors.], 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and vendors.]

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - The Atlantic Ocean - [Swimmers and sunbathers.], 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - The Atlantic Ocean - [Swimmers and sunbathers.]

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.], 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.]

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - Coney Island Pavilion., 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - Coney Island Pavilion.

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and vendors.], 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and vendors.]

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.], 1932–1933

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.]

    1932; 1933

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and vendors.], 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and vendors.]

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - Coney Island Pavilion., 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - Coney Island Pavilion.

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel.], 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel.]

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.], 1932–1933

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.]

    1932; 1933

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.], 1932–1933

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.]

    1932; 1933

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - The Atlantic Ocean - [Swimmers and sunbathers.], 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - The Atlantic Ocean - [Swimmers and sunbathers.]

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - Coney Island Pavilion., 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - Coney Island Pavilion.

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel.], 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel.]

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - The Atlantic Ocean - [Swimmers and sunbathers.], 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - The Atlantic Ocean - [Swimmers and sunbathers.]

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.], 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.]

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.], 1932

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.]

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and swimmers.], 1933

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and swimmers.]

    1933

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and swimmers.], 1933

    Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and swimmers.]

    1933

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and swimmers.]

    1933

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.]

    1933

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.]

    1933

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.]

    1933

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel - Riegelmann boardwalk.]

    1936

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel - Seagate's private waterfront.]

    1936; 1937

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel - Seagate's private waterfront.]

    1936; 1937

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel - Seagate's private waterfront.]

    1936; 1937

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel - Riegelmann boardwalk.]

    1936

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Half-Moon Hotel - Riegelmann boardwalk.]

    1936

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Coney Island pier.]

    1937

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Coney Island pier.]

    1937

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Coney Island pier.]

    1938

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Coney Island pier.]

    1938

  • Islands - Coney Island beach - [Coney Island pier.]

    1938

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Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and vendors.], 1932

Photo 18 of 45 at Coney Island beach, Brooklyn

Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers and vendors.]

1932

(1) Sunbathers at Coney Island Beach who, with clothes on hickory limb, are not going near the water. August 9, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) A small portion of the beach. Notice the flower vendor peddling his wares. As this is a week-day, the crowd is not very large. August 9, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (3) More sun-bathers. The pretzel vendor is trying to create a demand for her wares. The pretzels will, of course, create a thirst which can be quenched with lemonade (beer is not yet legal), the lemonade and sea-air will cause a hunger to be satisfied with hot-dogs, hamburger and onions, and ice-cream, which will cause a stomachache to be subdued with bicarbonate of soda. August 9, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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