Children and motorists in automobiles lined up in street, 1909 New York Orphans Day outing
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Description
View of children and motorists in cars lined up in street during the 1909 annual excursion for orphans sponsored by the Orphan's Automobile Day Committee of New York. Cars are decorated with "Dreamland" pennants and American flags. Approximately 1,800 children were taken on a trip to the Dreamland amusement park at Coney Island. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York." Handwritten on back: "Tours--New York Orphans Day outing, 1909."