Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
"Jolly Crowds" Midland Beach S.I. |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Simonson, Frederick M. |
Date |
1905 |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
Original B&W print. View of a crowded beach and boardwalk at Midland Beach, Staten Island, as seen from an elevated vantage point. There are buildings and amusement rides at left, including the Midland Beach Casino. A ferris wheel is visible in the distance. Inscription in the lower portion of the image: " 'JOLLY CROWDS' MIDLAND BEACH S.I." Handwritten inscription on the reverse of the photo: "Midland Beach - 1905." (Keywords: New York City, Early Twentieth Century) |
Print size |
5 x 7 |
Earliest Date |
1905 |
Latest Date |
1905 |
Subjects |
Beaches Boardwalks Amusement rides |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
PH01.1326 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, February 2020. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |