In this picture the pretty bathing girls are riding their wheels along the hard sand of the beach. One girl who is a novice is learning to ride, and her efforts to maintain an upright position are very amusing.

In the liminal space that is Coney Island where spirits find hosts to inhabit, the Dreamer hears Morpheus the Dreamweaver, calling to him in his sleep. Enmeshed between realms in a symbiotic dance the two of them are locked in a moment where both reality and dream are suspended.

Two men sneak away from their wives to go have some fun at Coney Island.

The camera was situated on an ocean beach. The only action visible is a large number of children bathing in the surf. For the full extent of the film, the group can be seen splashing about in the surf.

Shorty the chimp goes to Coney Island, Brooklyn where he climbs a ferris wheel and ogles bathing beauties.

The camera was positioned on the edge of a large public swimming pool. Many children jump in the water from the edge of the pool opposite the camera and swim toward the camera.

People doing the Cake Walk dance on the Beach at Coney Island.

The first scene shows a country couple entering Steeplechase Park. They proceed to amuse themselves on the steeplechase...

A parade of Mystic Shriners in ritual costumes and traditional hats, carrying a banner reading "Mecca"; some walk, some are mounted on horses, a few ride on camels and on one elephant. Many men and women in street dress walk casually in the parade. Single camera position from high angle.

He found fame in his teens with images of his native New York, then lost it again.

Christopher Felver's enormously engaging documentary is a serious and powerful portrait of San Francisco's legendary poet, painter and City Lights publisher. Lawrence Ferlinghetti has been a vital creative force in the American literary scene since the 1950's when he arrived in San Francisco and began to write his infamous poems, including A Coney Island of the Mind.

This parade took place on 16 November 1901. It preceded a series of races over a one mile stretch of the Boulevard. The fastest car did a "memorable 51 4/5 seconds", about 70 mph.

The camera shows a water ride at Bergen Beach at Coney Island. A raised track filled with water forms a chute, and a small boat full of park visitors slides down the chute. Alongside, empty boats are hauled back up to the top of the ride.

At a carnival called the Garden of Evil, a man is murdered, apparently by a gorilla...or someone in a gorilla suit.

(Fictional history): Years: 1926,1927,1934 Filmmakers: not known Transfer note: copied at 18 frames per second from a 16mm black and white Kodak safely film original. Running time: 5 minutes 28 seconds Silent

This advertisement for the American Dairy Association was produced by Jam Handy for Sheffield Milk. It extols the virtues and benefits of drinking milk to be strong and energetic. It is quite entertaining.