(NEW YORK) Notman GRW; photographer Souvenir photo album of

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(NEW YORK.) Notman, G.R.W.; photographer. Souvenir photo album of Glen Island, America's first theme park. 16 albumen photographs, each 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches, mounted on 8 cards. Oblong 12mo, gilt board, moderate wear; final card detached. New York, circa 1880s

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Former congressman John Starin operated Glen Island in New Rochelle as a sort of proto-theme park, with a pagoda, German beer garden, zoo, and other amusements. It opened in 1881 and was acquired by Westchester County in 1923.