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Museum object · gelatin silver prints

Train to Coney Island

1940s

African American history · place not specified

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of children and their parents on the way to Coney Island.

Catalog date
1940s
Recorded subjects
African American; Amusements; Children; Families; Photography; Urban life

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2010.74.168

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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