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Vintage Carousel Postcards

An evening in the parlor perusing an album of collected cards was a popular form of entertainment in the early part of the 20th century before telephones, automobiles and air travel opened up the world to those seeking to expand their horizons. Postcards were links to loved ones near and far. Sometimes images of carousels are only found in postcards, so even if they are just of the buildings that housed them and we don’t know what carousels were inside, we are grateful for their existence. Some of the carousels in these postcards have survived and a few of the buildings still exist

The postcards are in order by state, city, location. The postmark date is listed where present or there in NP for No Postmark.

California

Disneyland, Anaheim – NP, Dentzel/Murphy

Knott’s Berry Farm Fiesta Village, Buena Park – NP, Dentzel

Shell Mound Park, Emeryville – NP, Armitage-Herschell

Beverly Park, Los Angeles – NP, Parker

Griffith Park, Los Angeles – NP, Spillman Engineering

The Fun Zone, Balboa Beach, Newport Beach – NP, Stein & Goldstein

Idora Park, Oakland – NP, Dentzel

Joyland Park, Pasadena – 1950, Kiddie Herschell

Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona – NP, Illions

Tent City, Coronado, San Diego – 1912, Unknown track

Children’s Playground, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco – 1913, Tyler & Evans

Municipal Pier, Santa Monica – NP, Looff

Sunland Park, Sunland – NP, Herschell

Venice Pier, Venice – NP, Racing Derby

Ocean Park Pier Carousel - NP, Parker

Alum Park, San Jose, NP, Parker

Colorado

Lakeside Park, Denver – NP, Parker

Connecticut

Steeplechase Island, Bridgeport – 1910, Murphy/Carmel

Lake Compounce, Bristol – NP, Murphy/Carmel/Looff/Stein & Goldstein

Lake Kenosha, Danbury – 1906, Unknown track

Hanover Park, Meriden – 1912, Unknown

Murphy’s Hippodrome, Savin Rock – NP, Murphy/mix

Wilcox’s Flying Horses, Savin Rock, 1911, Mangels/Carmel

Wilcox’s Pavilion, Savin Rock, 1909, Unknown

Palace Carousel, Savin Rock, NP, Unknown

Halloween Park, Stamford, 1931, Unknown

Florida

Dixieland Park, Jacksonville, 1910, Unknown

Long Beach Resort, Panama City, NP, Unknown

Daytona Beach, NP, Herschell-Spillman

Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus World, Haines City, NP, Illions

Idaho

Playland, Coeur D’Alene, NP, Herschell-Spillman

Illinois

Municipal Pier, NP, Unknown

Riverside Park, 1914, Philadelphia Toboggan Company #17

Biggsville, NP, Armitage-Herschell

Indiana

Michigan City, NP, Unknown

Sauzer’s Kiddieland, Schereville, NP, Illions

Iowa

Arnold’s Park, Lake Okoboji, NP, Parker

Shafer lake, Indiana Beach, NP, Herschell-Spillman

Kansas

Vinewood Park, Topeka, 1911, Philadelphia Toboggan Company #2

Maine

Greenwood Garden, Peaks Island, Portland Maine, 1911, Looff

Pier, Old Orchard, NP, Dentzel

Peck’s Prancing Ponies, Seaside Park, Old Orchard, NP, Gravity Derby Ride

Beach, Old Orchard, 1907, Unknown track

Palace Playland, Old Orchard, NP, Philadelphia Toboggan Company #19

Maryland

Bay Shore Park, Baltimore, 1912, Dentzel

Municipal Pier, Snow Hill, 1948, Unknown

Trimper’s Amusements, Ocean City, NP, Spillman

Massachusetts

Brockton, NP, Unknown

Sandy Beach, Fall River, 1911, Unknown

Whalom Park, Fitchburg, NP, Looff

Shoppers’ World, Framingham, NP, Herschell-Spillman

Mountain Park, Holyoke, NP, Unknown

Paragon Park, Nantasket, 1940, Philadelphia Toboggan Company #85

Riverside Park, Springfield, 1913, Unknown

Oak Bluffs, NP, Dare

Revere Beach, Hippodrome Rough Riders, 1909, Muller

Revere Beach, Magginis Flying Horses, NP, Muller

Derby Park, Revere Beach, 1963, Hershell-Spillman

Flying Horse Salisbury Beach 1915, Looff

Michigan

Hague Park, Jackson, NP, Philadelphia Toboggan Company # 7

Ramona Park, Grand Rapids, NP, Unknown

Reed’s lake, Grand Rapids, NP, Dentzel

Jon Abbot, Clarkston, NP, Herschell-Spillman

Missouri

Lakeside Park, Webb City, 1909, Unknown track

New Hampshire

Benson Wild Animal Farm, Hudson Centre, NP, Herschell-Spillman

Storyland, Glen, NP, German

New Jersey

Sunset beach, Almonessen, NP, Borrelli/Looff

Casino Carousel, Asbury Park, 1948, Philadelphia Toboggan Company #87

Casino Carousel, NP, Philadelphia Toboggan Company #87

Palace Hippodrome Carousel, Asbury Park, 1920, Looff/mix

Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, 1956, Unknown

Budd Lake, NP, Murphy/Looff

Crystal Lake, 1905, Unknown

Pleasure Bay, Long Branch, NP, Unknown

Sportland, Manasquan, NP, Mangels Kiddie

The Fun Deck, Ocean City, NP, Unknown

Palisades Amusement Park, Palisades, NP, Unknown

Riverview Park, Pennsville, 1948, Unknown

Freeman’s Carrousel, Seaside Heights, Dentzel/mix

Freeman’s Carousel, Seaside Heights, 1920, Illions

Freeman’s, Seaside Heights, NP, Illions

Ocean Pier, Wildwood, 1915, Unknown

Pine Avenue, Wildwood, NP, Unknown

Boardwalk, Wildwood, 1929, Philadelphia Toboggan Company #41

Wildwood, NP, Stein & Goldstein

Casino Arcade park, Wildwood, NP, Borrelli/mix

Playland, Wildwood, 1958, Unknown

New Mexico

Tio Vivo Carousel, Taos, NP, Unknown

New York

Bible School Park (formerly Old White City), NP, Unknown

Clason Point Park, Bronx, 1913, Dolle

Feltman’s, Coney Island, NP, Illions

Ideal Park, Endicott, NP, Herschell

Electric Park, Hudson, 1907, Illions

Electric Park, Hudson, 1911, Illions

Kingston Point Park, Kingston, 1911, Unknown

Island Park, Oswago, 1911, Muller

Central Park, New York City, NP, Unknown

Dreamland, Glen Haven Irondequait Bay, Rochester, 1910, Unknown

Seaside, Rockaway Beach, Hurdlers, 1905, Unknown

Playland, Rockaway Beach, NP, Nunley-Murphy/mix

Kaydeross Beach, Saratoga, NP, Illions

Rexford Park, Schenectady, NP, Looff

New Rensselaer Park, Troy, NP, (same carousel as Rexford Park, Looff

Empire Grove, Verplancks, 1908, Unknown

North Carolina

Lake Waccamaw, NP, Herschell

Ohio

Lake Side Park, Akron, 1912, Unknown track

Euclid Beach, Cleveland, NP, Philadelphia Toboggan Company #19

Euclid Beach, Cleveland, 1910, Flying Horses/mix

Euclid Beach, Cleveland, NP, Racing Derby

Luna Park, Cleveland, NP, Philadelphia Toboggan Company #35

Cedar Point, Sandusky, NP, Muller

Silver Lake Park, Silver lake, 1911

Zoo Amusement Park, Powell, NP, Illions

Idora Park, Youngstown, NP, Philadelphia Toboggan Company #61

Oklahoma

State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, 1910, Looff

Oregon

Jantzen Beach Center, Portland, NP, Parker

Gayway Park, Seaside, NP, Parker

Pennsylvania

Central Park, Allentown, 1913, Muller

Lakemont Park, Altoona, NP, E Joy Morris

Millside Park, East Greenville, NP, Unknown

Knoebels, Elysburg, NP, Kremer/Carmel

Waldameer Park, Erie, NP, Stein & Goldstein/Dentzel/Muller mix

Dentzel Ad, Germantown, NP, Dentzel

Rocky Glen, Moosic, NP, Unknown

Cascade park, New Castle, NP, Unknown

Monarch Park, Oil City, NP, Herschell-Spillman track

Indian Trail Park, Pennsville, NP, Dentzel

Perkasie, NP, Metal Herschell

Keystone Park, Sayre, 1910, Looff

Rhode Island

Atlantic Beach, pleasant View, NP, Unknown

Hunts Mills, Providence, NP, Looff

Roger Williams Park, Providence, NP, Looff

Roger Williams Park, Providence, 1914, Looff

Crescent Park, Riverside, 1906, Looff

Rocky Point Park, Warwick, NP, Looff

Watch Hill, Westerly, NP, Dare

Hoag Lake, Woonsocket, NP, Unknown

South Carolina

The Pavilion, Myrtle Beach, NP, Herschell-Spillman

Boardwalk, Myrtle Beach, 1945 Unknown

Texas

Electric Park, Galveston, 1910, Unknown

Utah

Saltair, Salt Lake City, NP, Looff

Vermont

Santa’s Land, Putney, NP, European

Virginia

Tom’s Cove, Chincoteague, 1973, Parker

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, NP, Unknown

Washington

Luna Park, Seattle, NP, Looff

West Virginia

Chester, Rock Springs Park, 1907, Dentzel/Muller

Terrapin Park, Parkersburg, NP, Unknown

Wisconsin

Ravena Park, Milwaukee, NP, Unknown

Dandelion Park, Muskego, NP, Philadelphia Toboggan Company #15