1897 Coney Island in Gala Dress ~ Antique Article, Photos

This is an original illustrated magazine article that has been carefully extracted from an 1897 issue of Metropolitan Magazine. A super article on the Coney Island of old with great old photos

Photos include:

ï A bit of the Far East domiciled at Coney Island
ï Athletically inclined women visitors trying their skill at ball throwing
ï At Coney Island conventionalism is thrown to the winds and scenes like the above cause no comment
ï The crowd in the streets of Cairo, Coney Island
ï Warranted the simon-pure article, "Under License from the Sultan of Indies"
ï Always an allurement for women--the Fortune Teller
ï The famous Chutes
ï A view typical of the utter bohemianism of the place
ï and others

Title: Coney Island in Gala Dress by A.T. Colley

Length (includes front & back): 8 pages

Approximate Page Size (in inches): 6 x 9

Condition: VG to excellent (the atticpaper watermark does not appear on the actual article)