Children in double-decker buses, Coney Island, 1910 New York Orphans Day outing

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Description

View of children in two double-decker buses at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York during the 1910 annual excursion for orphans sponsored by the Orphan's Automobile Day Committee of New York. Buses are decorated with "Dreamland" banners; entrance to "Rocky Road to Dublin" scenic railway in background. Approximately 3,000 children were taken on a trip to the Dreamland amusement park at Coney Island. Handwritten on back: "Tours--New York Orphans Day outing, 1910."

Details

Resource ID:: na030182
Subject:: Buses--New York (State)--New York; Children--New York (State)--New York; Coney Island (New York, N.Y.); Photographic prints
Date:: 1910-06-02
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Tours--New York Orphans Day outing, 1910
Negative Number:: Negative #C1052
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.