Tunnels of Love, Coney Island

Irving Underhill

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Variations of the Tunnels of Love were among the early rides in the amusement parks at Coney. Like many other rides, they encouraged informal contact between men and women and provided new opportunities for interaction between young people. When these rides were introduced at the turn of the twentieth century, social etiquette often still made relaxed communication difficult.

Caption

Irving Underhill American, 1872–1960. Tunnels of Love, Coney Island, 1929. Gelatin dry glass plate negative, 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection, 1996.164.8-B55101. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.164.8-B55101_glass_SL1.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Tunnels of Love, Coney Island

Date

1929

Medium

Gelatin dry glass plate negative

Classification

Matrix

Dimensions

8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection

Accession Number

1996.164.8-B55101

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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