Playland Photograph Collection

 

Dragon Coaster at Playland, ca. 1930

Dragon Coaster at Playland, ca. 1930 (PPL-4195)
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Dates: 1927-1941
Quantity: 6,400 items
Arrangement: Chronological
Indexed: In an Archive's in-house database available in the Reading Room.
Format: Primarily 5x7 and 4x5 black and white prints and negatives.

Detailed photographs of Playland from its construction through 1941. Includes images of amusement rides, games, concessions, buildings, activities and performances. Also includes scenes from Playland beach and boardwalk.  The park is an excellent example of art deco architecture and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

See also Series 135: Playland Administrative Files and Series 136: Playland Concession Files and the Maps and Plans Collection which includes building plans of Playland.

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