Early Films and Photos of Coney Island 1865-1944 The films are intended for VIEWING ON COMPUTER but will also play on many newer DVD Player that play CD-Rs  $9.99 Coney Island c1944 B/W Sound. Very well done promotional film for Coney Island during its hayday. Film shows many aspects of the famous amusement park. Shows many rides, (kiddie cars, wonder wheel, bumper cars, Hoopla, slides, merry-Go-Round, whirling disk, loop-a-plane, roller coaster,  others, Coney Island hotdogs, other food concsssions, "guess your weight", bathing girl revue, Steeple Chase Park, the beaches, a tiger act, large crowds, the boardwalk,  the "freak" show, photo shop, Luna Park at night,  and more.  Running time 9:20. Spring Time at Coney Island 1944 Shows entrance, a number of rides and the Beach. Color, Silent, running time 3:42 Rube and Mandy at Coney Island / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer and camera, Edwin S. Porter. United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1903. PART 1  PART 2 PART 3 From Edison films catalog: The first scene shows this country couple entering Steeplechase Park. They proceed to amuse themselves on the steeplechase, rope bridge, riding the bulls and the "Down and Out." The scene then changes to a panorama of Luna Park, and we find Rube and Mandy doing stunts on the rattan slide, riding on the miniature railway, shooting the chutes, riding the boats in the old mill, and visiting Professor Wormwood's Monkey theatre. They next appear on the Bowery, where we find them with the fortune tellers, striking the punching machine, and winding up with the frankfurter man. The climax shows a bust view of Rube and Mandy eating frankfurters. Interesting not only for its humorous features, but also for its excellent views of Coney Island and Luna Park.  Duration: 3:55 (part 1), 3:44 (part 2), and 4:20 (part 3). Total time just under 12 mins. Children in the surf, Coney Island / American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. United States : American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, 1904. Seven small children can be seen from the low angle camera position; the camera is pointed out to sea. The children are holding hands and wading in the surf. Beyond them can be seen three adults. At the end of the film, there is only one child in a white bathing costume holding a sailboat. Beyond the child toward the ocean is a large sailing craft. Duration 1:23. Racing at Sheepshead Bay / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, James White. United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1897. From Edison films catalog: The finish and weighing out of a running race with nine starters. Won by famous Clifford, Sloane up. Filmed June 22, 1897, at Sheepshead Bay Race Track, Coney Island, New York. Duration: 0:25.   Shooting the chutes, Luna Park, Coney Island / American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. United States : American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, 1903. The camera was positioned to view the shoot-the-chutes concession from the best location. A special added attraction for the entertainment of the spectators is a man in a swimming suit who rides down the shoot-the-chutes on one ski. Duration 2:26. Shooting the chutes / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, James White. United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., [1896] From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: A lively scene on the famous water chutes at Coney Island. Duration 0:26. Early Photos of Coney Island 8b00813r.jpg eurisko05650r.jpg eurisko06542r.jpg eurisko06543r.jpg eurisko11810r.jpg eurisko11811r.jpg eurisko12416r.jpg eurisko12420r.jpg eurisko12422r.jpg eurisko12432r.jpg eurisko17583r.jpg eurisko21352r.jpg eurisko21354r.jpg eurisko21417r.jpg eurisko17584r.jpg eurisko30.jpg eurisko70.jpg eurisko68.jpg eurisko69.jpg eurisko11998r1.jpg Early Photos of Coney Island The four freedoms. Let'er rip, and carefree couples glide earthward from the top of Coney Island's famous parachute jump. Not shown are the milling crowds below, who enjoy the carefree screams of the people on the chutes as much as the brave chutists themselves. between 1941 Nov. and 1942 Feb. The four freedoms. Step right up folks, for the greatest ride in the world. Gay crowds like these are common at Coney Island and all up and down the length of the western shore of the Atlantic Ocean. It's like a different story on the eastern shores between 1941 Nov. and 1942 Feb. "Excursion" WPA Federal Theatre Playhouse, Tulane & Miro : Sail in and see living actors in a live play. [California : Federal Art Project, between 1936 and 1941] Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Excursion" at the WPA Federal Theatre Playhouse, Tulane & Miro, Los Angeles, Calif., showing a ship "SS Happiness" sailing towards Coney Island. [Coney Island, the lake, Cincinnati, Ohio]. [between 1900 and 1915] [Coney Island, entrance, Cincinnati, Ohio].[between 1900 and 1915] [Coney Island, the midway, Cincinnati, Ohio]. [between 1900 and 1915] [Coney Island, Central Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio]. [between 1900 and 1915] The Great Coal Mine, Coney Island, N.Y.. [between 1900 and 1906]   Str. Cepheus, Coney Island Line. [1903?] photos/Thumbnails/eurisko15424r [Dreamland Park, Coney Island, N.Y.]. [1905?] On the beach, Coney Island, N.Y..c1905. Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, N.Y..c1903. Bathing at Coney Island. [between 1900 and 1905] [Balmer's bathing beach, Coney Island, N.Y.]. [between 1900 and 1910] Surf Avenue, Coney Island, N.Y.. [c1903] Loop the Loop, Coney Island, N.Y. c1903. Night in Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905 [Miniature railway, Coney Island, New York]. [1905?] [Dreamland Park, Coney Island, New York]. [between 1905 and 1910] Camel riding, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. [Dreamland Park, Coney Island, New York].[between 1905 and 1910] Night in Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. Shooting the chutes, Dreamland, Coney Island, N.Y.. [c1905] Riding the elephant, Coney Island, N.Y. c1905. Babbling brook, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1903. In Dreamland at night, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. Shoot the Shoots [i.e. Chutes], Coney Island. [between 1903 and 1906] [Luna Park, circle swing, Coney Island, N.Y.]. [1905?] [Fighting the flames, Coney Island, N.Y.]. [1905?] [Fighting the flames, Coney Island, N.Y.]. [1905?] [Fighting the flames, Coney Island, N.Y.]. [1905?] [Submarine Boat Bldg., Coney Island, N.Y.]. [between 1900 and 1910] [Dreamland Park at night, Coney Island, N.Y.]. [1905?] The Ponies, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1904. Entrance to left promenade, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1903. Coney Island beach. [between 1901 and 1906] Galveston Flood, Coney Island, N.Y.. [between 1902 and 1906] Circus rings, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. [between 1890 and 1910] The Skyline, Cincinnati, O[hio]. c[between 1910 and 1920] [Surf Avenue entrance, Coney Island, N.Y.]. [between 1900 and 1910] [Dreamland Park, shooting the chutes, Coney Island, N.Y.]. [1905?] Shooting the chutes, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1903. Coney Island beach. [between 1901 and 1906] Coney Island beach. [between 1901 and 1906] Whirl of the Whirl, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. Loop the Loop, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1903. The Electric Tower, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1903. White World, Coney Island, N.Y..[between 1900 and 1905] Capt. Riley and lifeguards, Coney Island, N.Y.. [between 1900 and 1905] Saving a life. [between 1900 and 1905] Saving a life. [between 1900 and 1905] A Throw down. [between 1900 and 1905] [Shoot the Chutes, Luna Park, Coney Island]. [between 1903 and 1910] Galveston Flood, Coney Island, N.Y.. [between 1902 and 1906] Johnstown Flood, Coney Island, N.Y.. [between 1900 and 1906] On the beach at Coney Island. [between 1901 and 1906] The Flip Flap, Coney Island. [between 1901 and 1906] Surf Avenue, Coney Island. [between 1901 and 1906] Sand castles. [between 1900 and 1905] A Hasty lunch. [between 1900 and 1905] [Luna Park, the promenade, Coney Island, New York]. [between 1903 and 1910] [Loop the loop, Luna Park, Coney Island]. [between 1903 and 1910] [Shoot the Chutes, Luna Park, Coney Island]. [between 1903 and 1910] South end of Bowery, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1903. Entrance to Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. [between 1903 and 1906] Picnicing on the beach. [between 1900 and 1905] [Shoot the Chutes, Luna Park, Coney Island]. [between 1903 and 1910] Mount Pelee, Coney Island, N.Y.. [between 1900 and 1906] A Husky bunch. [between 1900 and 1905] Two strings to her beaux. [between 1900 and 1905] Baby's first lesson. [between 1900 and 1905] [Dreamland Park, Air Ship Building, Coney Island, N.Y.]. [1905?] [The Goat carriages, Coney Island, New York, N.Y.]. [between 1900 and 1910] [The Ponies, Coney Island, New York, N.Y.].  [between 1900 and 1910] The Miniature railway, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. On the beach. [between 1900 and 1905] The Electric Tower at night, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y. c1903. A Life guard, Brighton Beach, N.Y.. [between 1901 and 1906] Three little maids agoing to sea. [between 1900 and 1905] Bostock, Dreamland, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. In Dreamland, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. Surf Avenue, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1904. In Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. Fighting the flames, Dreamland, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. Shoot the Shoots [i.e. Chutes], Coney Island. [between 1901 and 1906] Main tower, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. The Helter Skelter, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. The Old mill, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. Japanese tea gardens, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. Night in Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. Dreamland at twilight, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. The Bowery, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1903. Coney Island beach. [between 1901 and 1906] Surf bathing. [between 1900 and 1905] Suspension bridge, Cincinnati, Ohio. c1907. Cafe and outdoor vaudeville, Dreamland, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1905. On the beach at Coney Island. [between 1901 and 1906] [Coney Island, N.Y., fighting the flames]. [between 1903 and 1910] The Goat carriages, Coney Island, N.Y.. c1904. [Roller coaster, Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach, Mass.]. [between 1890 and 1910] [Brighton Beach, N.Y., Brighton Beach Hotel]. [between 1900 and 1910] [Brighton Beach, N.Y., Brighton Beach Hotel]. [between 1900 and 1910] The Hotel at Brighton Beach, N.Y.. c1901. The Hotel at Brighton Beach, N.Y.. c1901. Luna Park at night, Coney Island, N.Y.. [between 1903 and 1906] Luna Park at night, Coney Island, N.Y.. [between 1903 and 1906] Luna Park at night, Coney Island, N.Y.. [between 1903 and 1906] and MANY more Ad and CD-ROM copyright 2002 Euriskodata, Inc. All Rights Reserved