Real Photo CETUS Iron Steamboat Co Joseph Scanlon Collection PC CONEY ISLAND

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Vtg Real Photo CETUS Iron Steamboat Co Joseph Scanlon Collecction PC Coney Island Manhattan
Here is a great original Photo Post Card of the "Cetus" of the Iron Steamboat Company Fleet.
You can see the famous Coney Island Amusement Park behind the Steamboat - including the sign and rides. Back says from collection of Joseph Scanlon - Credit Line to The Steamship Historical Society of America.
FROM WIKIPEDIA: "The Iron Steamboat Company (1881-1932) provided ferry service between Manhattan and Coney Island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The original fleet consisted of seven iron-hulled steamboats, each named after a constellation--the Cygnus, the Cepheus, the Cetus, the Pegasus, the Perseus, the Sirius and the Taurus.
Service began in May 1881 and continued until the close of the 1932 season. Initially the line serviced only Coney Island, but over the years service was expanded to Long Branch, New Jersey, Rockaway Beach, New York, and for a brief time Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Boats left Manhattan (half-hourly during summer) from various piers along the west side and Pier One in Lower Manhattan. In Coney Island ships landed at the New and Old Iron Piers,[1] and later at the amusement parks Dreamland and Steeplechase Park, where a round trip Iron Steamboat ticket bought free admission to the parks."
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This measures about 3 ½” x 6 ” and is in excellent condition. The actual photo is much crisper and clearer than my picture above - which appears a little blue! There is some waviness to the postcard but it does not seem to have any water damage at all.
A nice addition to your collection!!
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