Scene on the Bowery, Coney Island, NY, 1903
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1903 (Early)
About this postcard
A dense crowd of excursionists, many in straw boaters and summer suits, fills the Bowery at Coney Island. Signs for Lubin's and Griffins and a bathing advertisement rise above the throng. A small comic figure with an American flag and the words "Greetings from Picturesque America" appears at the upper left. The Bowery was Coney Island's own promenade, named for the Manhattan street of the same name and serving as the main artery of the amusement district. In the early 1900s it was lined with hotels, bathhouses, saloons, and concession stands, and the resort drew huge weekend crowds by steamer and trolley.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , NY |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Arthur Livingston |
| Series | 591 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte Kennett, Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | Coney Island, NY |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Large tear with paper missing at upper center; handwritten message in blue ink across the top; small printed "Greetings from Picturesque America" vignette at upper left; white margin at bottom carrying the caption and publisher line. Postmark: AMESBURY MA SEP 15 8:30 AM 1903; New York, N.Y. receiving mark SEP 14 1903. Undivided back; white border; matte halftone; light staining. |
Cite this card
Scene on the Bowery, Coney Island, NY, 1903, postcard, c. 1903. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/scene-on-the-bowery-coney-island-ny-1903. Accessed November 3, 2026.