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| Title | Riders on the Whip, Rexford Park amusement park, Rexford, NY, 1926 |
| Creator | unknown |
| Date of Original | 1926-09 |
| Description | Photograph is a reprint of an original image. Reprint is dated May 1997. The photograph shows two groups of three women riding the Whip, an amusement park ride at Rexford Park. The women were attending the concessionaries clambake. Visible in the background from left to right are Spill the Milk, hall of mirrors, and the aerial swing. The park was originally known as Luna Park when it opened in 1906, then renamed Dolle's Park when Fred Dolle acquired it in 1911. It became Rexford Park in 1916 when the park came under new management, and it closed in 1933. |
| Subject.TGM | Amusement parks
Amusement rides
Roller coasters
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| Corporate Name | Rexford Park |
| Location | Rexford-Saratoga County- New York |
| CDLC DP Topic | Architecture
Business & Industry
Recreation
People
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| Format of Original | photograph; b&w; 4 x 5 3/4 in. (10.2 x 14.6 cm.) |
| Type | Still image |
| Resource Identifier | IAA00164 |
| Publisher of Digital | Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library |
| Date of Digital | 2008-10-14 |
| Format of Digital | image/jpeg |
| Digital Collection | Town of Clifton Park History Collection, Images of America (1996)
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| Holding Institution | Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library |
| Contact Information | 475 Moe Road
Clifton Park, NY
http://www.cphlibrary.org |
| Rights | This digital image may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Please cite as Town of Clifton Park History Collection. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library. |
| Technical Data | Archival Tiff- MicroTek ScanMaker 4900; 600 dpi; 48 bit color; 22.9 MB; 3476 x 2255 pixels; no compression |
