The Old Print Shop

On the Iron Pier, Coney Island - The Rush for the Last Boat.

  • ARTIST: Henry Alexander Ogden

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Harper's Weekly, July 29, 1882.

  • MEDIUM: Wood engraving,

    DATE: 1882.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 8 5/8 x 13 3/8" (21.9 x 33.9 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A wonderful image of New Yorkers hurrying to catch the last ferry from Coney Island. The "New Iron Pier", built in 1878, was on Surf Avenue near West 5th Street in Brooklyn.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition with modern handcoloring.

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