Orphans going to Coney Island in Autos, 6/7/11 (LOC)

Bain News Service,, publisher.

Orphans going to Coney Island in Autos, 6/7/11

6/7/1911 (date created or published later by Bain)

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
 Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Subjects:
 Children

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.09486

Call Number: LC-B2- 2240-9

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  1. ★

    DNSF David Newman, kelleyw, Cavutto, jmv, and 68 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Olinad Rellse (59 months ago | reply)

    i wish i was born in the 1910s and witnessed this orphans going to coney island in autos and have this photos as one of my souveneirs. 'great photos'...

  3. epicharmus (58 months ago | reply)

    Just like another LOC photo, this was taken on the north side of New York City's Union Square, on East 17th Street to be specific. In fact, I've found a modern photo on flickr (not mine, btw) whose scope and angle closely matches this one! It seems that all of the buildings on Union Square East in this photo--save for the very tall one on the right--are gone, but that many (maybe all) of the ones behind them are still around.

  4. Wystan (58 months ago | reply)

    This was the seventh annual auto excursion of Brooklyn orphans to Coney Island, sponsored by volunteer drivers from the Automobile Club, according to this NYT story:
    query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1& res=9E04E...

  5. Lú_ (46 months ago | reply)

    This image has been used in the indicommons.org post First of The Commons, on the first anniversary of the Library of Congress and Flickr's pilot launch.


  6. Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (46 months ago | reply)

    George Borgfeldt & Company

    George Borgfeldt & Company was located in New York (1881-1950's) and was an importer and assembler of dolls for the American and Canadian doll markets.

    Source: www.dollreference.com/george_borgfeldt_dolls. html

  7. Klaus Ulltscht (45 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called German vintage Trucks Deutsche Klassik LKW, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  8. delahendricksson (45 months ago | reply)

    The leading truck must be English since the steering wheel is on the opposite side........Neat picture.

  9. wiggiewormdog (43 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called free and proud, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  10. wiggiewormdog (43 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called piece of heaven, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  11. Wystan (39 months ago | reply)

    Interesting that they were hauling orphans to Luna Park only ten days after Dreamland burned:
    www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/216 2672387/

  12. PINTOR DE SOÑOS (35 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called FLICKR PARA LA HISTORIA , and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  13. James Hanlon (33 months ago | reply)

    A historic image of Coney Island's past - there are many plans for changes now, in 2010, for the rebirth of this great destination!

  14. Frabjous [computer behaving badly] Joy (31 months ago | reply)

    Fascinating glimpse into the past...

  15. Eborbusman (30 months ago | reply)

    The plaque on the side of the first vehicle Says Bussing 6-ton truck, which makes it German in origin.

  16. THATS RIGHT (24 months ago | reply)

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  18. THATS RIGHT (24 months ago | reply)

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