High wire act, Coney Island Amusement Park, 1900-1916
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- Created Date
- 1900-1916
- Description
Photo acquired by Charles Sheldon depicting a high wire act and rollercoaster ride in the amusement park variously called Coney Island, Wonderland, and Ravenna. Other attractions included vaudeville acts, gymnastic performances, and other rides. The park was located on the Milwaukee River, approximately east of current day Oakland Avenue, between Edgewood Avenue and Newton Avenue. Entrance off of Newton Avenue. Patrons came from Milwaukee by streetcar. End of the line at that point.
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Shorewood Historical Society
- Collection
- Charles Sheldon Collection
- Location
- Shorewood, Wisconsin
- Type
- image
- Format
- Photographs
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- Chicago citation style
- High wire act, Coney Island Amusement Park, 1900-1916. 1900-1916. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/SWH/id/28. (Accessed March 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1900-1916) High wire act, Coney Island Amusement Park, 1900-1916. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/SWH/id/28
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/SWH/id/28>.