Family group at beach in Coney Island. Ladies well dressed in fashions of the day, sit on edge of boardwalk protected by beach umbrella and parasols. A very young child also fashionably dressed stands near them under the umbrella. A young man in suit and tie, wearing a straw hat, chats with one of the women. On the sand, several older children in swimming attire, of the period, play with one another. Surf can be seen in the background. (Edison Company, 1898)
A street in Coney Island, New York City. People in the streets in the United States. A man rides a bicycle along a street. A banner suspended across the road reads: 'Lunch Room'. People on cycles, horse drawn surrey, and other modes of transport on the street. Many pedestrians stroll along the sidewalk, past large restaurant building.
Steeplechase Park stages its annual bathing Beauty contest for grandmothers at Coney Island in New York. Grandmothers in swimsuits participate in the contests. Judges mark the contestants. Mrs. Theresa Caffrey, aged 81, wins the contest.
A bathing beauty contest held at Steeplechase Amusement Park (1739 Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY 11224, United States) in Coney Island in New York. Contestants dressed in swimsuits walk near the swimming pool for the contest. The trophies seen at a table. The contestants in the swimming pool. Levenoria Sabalis, the winner of the contest with trophy.
Elderly women participate in a beauty contest for grandmothers at Steeplechase Park (1739 Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY 11224, United States) in Coney Island, New York. Old women in black Maillot-style swimsuits parade by the pool side. A midget clown interrupts the swimsuit portion of the pageant by dancing with a grandmother contestant. Mrs. Matilda Gebhard presented the winner's trophy. Mrs. Gebhard smiles as she holds her trophy and other grandmothers cheer for her.
Contestants in swim wears walk on ramp during "Miss Modern Venus" contest at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York. Breasts of contestants are measured by judging men using tape measure. (A short clown tries to reach up and measure one tall contestant.) Bust sizes of several women being measured with tape measure. Winner Grayce Reilly poses after winning the contest. Winner's crown placed on her head.
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