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| Title | Photo of Gigantic Merry-Go-Round with German carousel, at Luna Park, 1907 |
| Photographer | Jack Hale |
| Date | 1907 |
| Notes | Luna Park operated from 1907 until 1913, on the northern tip of Alki Beach, in West Seattle. Billed as the "Greatest Amusement Park on the West Coast, " the park borrowed its name from Coney Island's Luna Park. The park was easily accessible by electric trolley, and drew huge crowds. The major attractions were the rides, including the merry-go-round and roller coast, as well as the saltwater bathing pools – the Natatorium. |
| Location | United States--Washington (State)--King County--Alki Beach (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | King County Museum Collections
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| Note About Ownership | This record describes one of more than three hundred artifacts, photographs and documents, submitted by members of the Association of King County Historical Organizations. The King County Collects project took place during the county's sesquicentennial in 2001, to celebrate the shared collection of AKCHO's 205 members. The information presented here is the responsibility of the AKCHO organization which submitted the item for inclusion in the project. |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions, contact The Seattle Municipal Archives, 600 4th Av. Room 104, Seattle, 98104 206-684-8353 |
| Credit Line | Seattle Municipal Archives; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Seattle Municipal Archives |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from slide as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit color, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using CONTENTdm's image import. |
