Frederick Fried Coney Island collection 1847-2001

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Frederick Fried Coney Island collection 1847-2001

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The collection consists of materials used by Frederick Fried in his research and writing about folk art and material culture, especially related to Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. A significant portion of the collection consists of the personal archive of William F. Mangels, which was purchased by Fried in 1955. Mangels was a designer and manufacturer of amusement rides and founder of the American Museum of Public Recreation at Coney Island. Subjects include amusement parks, amusement rides, architecture, bathing pavilions, beaches, beauty contests, carousels, carousel animals, Brooklyn, coin-operated machines, Coney Island, exhibitions, games of chance and skill, hotels, mechanical rides, mechanization, parades, pleasure railways, recreation, roller coasters, sideshows, transportation, and other subjects related to American material culture and popular amusement.

32.62 linear ft. (15 document boxes, 7 flat boxes, 36 oversized folders 7 tubes)

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6347688

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Schenck, Joseph

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Gabriel, Carl

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Schenck, Nicholas.

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A.G. Mangels Company.

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Ryan, Thomas J.

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Thompson, Frederick W., Jr.

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Coney Island Chamber of Commerce.

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Boyton, Paul, 1848-1924

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Reynold, H.

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Anaconda Copper Mining Company

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The Anaconda claim was located in 1875. In 1881 Marcus Daly discovered the copper vein that began copper mining in Butte, Montana. The Anaconda Copper Mining Company was organized on June 18, 1895 in Butte and it dominated the early industrial history of Montana. In 1903 nearly three-quarters of the wage earners in the state were either directly or indirectly working for the company. In 1917 there was a general miners' strike, and much worker/owner tension stirred up by the war, the I.W.W., and ...

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W.F. Mangels Carousell Works.

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Mangels, William F., 1867-

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Booman, H.

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Semmel, Patricia.

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Zip the Pinhead.

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Fried, Frederick.

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Frederick P. Fried (1908-1994) was a recognized authority and avid collector of American folk art, specializing in American carousels and carousel art, circus art, mechanical amusements, shop figures, ship figureheads, and architectural ornament. Fried was a frequent writer and lecturer and served as a consultant for several museums and institutions, including the Shelburne Museum (Shelburne, Vermont), the South Street Seaport Museum, the American Folk ...

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