Postcard: [Tootsie Rolls sign] 109 Pike's Peak, Coney Island. Postmarked 1911.

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Name/Title

Postcard: [Tootsie Rolls sign] 109 Pike's Peak, Coney Island. Postmarked 1911.

Entry/Object ID

2010.007.0104

Scope and Content

[Tootsie Rolls]: 109 Pike's Peak, Coney Island. Color printed postcard, divided back, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" wide; postmarked Brooklyn, N.Y., May 20, 1911. An interesting item incorporating two icons of American culture, Coney Island and Tootsie Rolls. A [Chocolate] Tootsie Rolls sign (Tootsie Rolls were made later in Hoboken from the 1930s up to 1965) is on the left at "Johnson's Pavillion." View depicts a famous ride at Coney Island and an entrance for "Dreamland " is seen among the many signs. Publisher: M & Co., N.Y.

Acquisition

Accession

2010.007

Source or Donor

Lukacs, Claire

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1911 - 1911

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1911 Date(s): 1911-1911

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2010-08-07