'Coney Island of the West' by F. I. Monteagle, c. 1970s

Name/Title

'Coney Island of the West' by F. I. Monteagle, c. 1970s

Entry/Object ID

1998.344.1

Description

ACC. NO. 98.344.1 SUBJECT CATEGORY: BEACHES DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1970's OBJECT: BOOK DESCRIPTION: SOFT-BOUND BOOK, WITH WHITE PLASTIC SPIRAL BINDING. COVER OF HEAVY BLUE-COLORED STOCK HAS A BLACK - AND WHITE-COLORED ILLUSTRATION, WITH CAPTION, "THE TERRACE BATHS, ALAMEDA, 1978, AND BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "CONEY ISLAND OF THE WEST," IN BLACK-COLORED TYPE. SIZE: L 11" X W 8-1/2" HISTORY OF OBJECT: BOOK ENTITLED, "CONEY ISLAND OF THE WEST," BY F I MONTEAGLE. PRODUCED BY THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. BOOK IS A NARRATIVE CONCERNING EARLY AMUSEMENT PARKS AND BEACHES, CITY OF ALAMEDA, CA. BOOK IS ILLUSTRATED WITH DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND EARLY ADVERTISEMENTS. IT WAS GIVEN TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT AN UNKNOWN DATE. DONOR: UNKNOWN CATALOGED: OCTOBER 17, 1998