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Luna Park (Roxbury Park)

1920-1929

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Luna Park (Roxbury Park)
  • Title
  • Luna Park (Roxbury Park)
  • Creator
  • Heffley, Russell H.
  • Date
  • 1920-1929
  • Identifier
  • 200905.002.HF
  • Description
  • View of children on a "train" of sleds being pulled by a truck owned by photographer Russell H. Heffley across a frozen artificial lake in Roxbury Park. Built on land set aside by city founder Joseph Johns, the name of the park was changed to Luna Park in 1905 and was operated as a private amusement park until the city bought the park in 1922 and changed the name back Roxbury Park.
  • Extent
  • 8 x 10 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Parks
    Lakes
    Children
    Trucks
    Dwellings
    Roxbury Park (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.)
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Russell H. Heffley Photograph Collection, 1924- ca. 1950s
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Russell H. Heffley Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
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