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  1. P-0066.06 - DISASTER / FLOOD 1972 & 1936

    DISASTER - FLOODS 46,47,48,49 - Hershey Park - High water around rides in hollow area of the park during the flood of 1972 - note one photo shows only the light fixture from the top of the Whip;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-0066-46 A2382
  2. P-0137.03 - PARK / GENERAL

    PARK GENERAL PHOTOS 12,13 - Flower beds and clock in the Park near the Canyon River Ride and the Tidal Force Ride;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-137-12 A766
  3. P-0137.07 - PARK / GENERAL

    PARK GENERAL PHOTOS 15 - Park officials inspecting a new ride under construction in the extension on Park Avenue - note the houses and low Hershey Nursery building; 16 - Park official, Jack Silar, introducing new rides for the 1987 Park season; 17 - Ribbon cutting (man on left, Arthur Whiteman) - for "Carrousel Circle" and the start of Pennsylvania Dutch Days, ca. 1975 - children and man on right are unidentified ; ...

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-137-15 A1562
  4. P-0138.03 - PARK / BOATING

    PARK - BOATING 9,12 - A 1950's view, looking upstream, of boaters on Spring Creek with the Carousel in the background - to the left is the Mill Chute ride and the Park center Miniature Railroad terminal - From the entrance at Park Avenue the train ran along Park Boulevard past the Creamery and Ballroom to the Swimming Pool then turned to follow Spring Creek between the Sunken Gardens and the Hershey Museum to this station -...

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-0138-12 A793
  5. P-0138.04 - PARK / BOATING

    PARK - BOATING 8 - Looking downstream on Spring Creek, ca. 1940 - the boat rental area on the left and the Mill Chute on the right. The boats in the distance are Custer Paddle-Abouts. The Miniature Railroad Station was located on the right side along the creek from 1930-1949; 15,16 - 1940's boaters on Spring Creek - the path led to the Sunken Gardens - the bridge is near the present-day location of the Supe...

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-0138-16 A810
  6. P-0153 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 1 - Clockwise from bottom center, the oval roof of the Whip, the baseball field, the Comet Roller Coaster, the round track of The Bug, the rectangular roof of the Bumper Cars - center, a refreshment stand;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-1 A425
  7. P-0153.01 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 46 - Children driving on the gravel roadway of the Custer Car Ride, built in 1936 where the Comet is today;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-46 A509
  8. P-0153.02 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 31 - A new turnpike ride over Spring Creek - note the Carousel on the left; 32 - The Mill Chute with the The Bug and the Twin Ferris Wheels in the background; 33 - The Dry Gulch Railroad;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-31 A526
  9. P-0153.03 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 29 - November 1986 building-among other rides-the now-defunct River Canyon Rapids, where up to 8 people in large inner tubes floated down a fast running water course under overhead waterfalls, most of whom were soaked before the end. In the distance is the Arena which had been at the edge of the park; 30 - The new wood-framed Wildcat roller coaster under construction, named...

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-29 A548
  10. P-0153.04 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 78 - The new "Lost River" which had been the old Mill Chute - changed before the park was enclosed in 1963. A boat still glides through a dark tunnel with new views and a hill (right-center) for the boat to climb and then slide down into the water with a splash. The charge for this ride was 25 cents;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-78 A735
  11. P-0153.08 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 56 - The Dry Gulch Railroad leaving the station near the Arena for a ride through the old west seeing dry animal bones, a cemetery, a jail, a saloon with a shootout, and an indian village;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-56 A803
  12. P-0153.09 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 24,28 - The Bug, a very popular ride-note the large crowd on the ramp. Three cars of the Bug are visible on a hill in the background. They were round and riders faced inward holding a center handrail as the cars whipped up and down the small but steep hills. If you had a lively group in the car, you could take turns swinging past the car's opening and moving around the car. Note that ...

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-28 A908-2
  13. P-0153.12 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 6 - Two park workers oiling the engine of the Park's Dry Gulch Railroad, one of whom may be Jeff Waltermyer - the name on the back of the photo; 7 - A couple at the Kissing Tower entrance after their wedding in the Tower high over the park;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-6 A1562
  14. P-0153.15 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 61 - The Tip Top ride and, across Spring Creek, the Carousel and the Lost River ride behind the willow tree;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-61 A2092.2
  15. P-0153.17 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 64,67 - The early Turnpike ride-location in Park unknown. The bumpers on these cars kept the wheels of adjacent cars from becoming entangled; 66 - A close-up of the cars on the Twin Ferris Wheels - the ferris wheels were quite tall and one could see a good distance when at the top; 68 - On the left is the bathhouse for the original Park swimming pool in the park. On the right: star...

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-66 A2382
  16. P-0153.19 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 79 - The Twin Ferris Wheels next to the Bumper Cars along Spring Creek. Today (2018) the Super Dooper Looper is at this location; 80 - A different view of the Twin Ferris Wheels when a ride cost 20 cents;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-79 Aa2604.2
  17. P-0153.20 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 83 - Part of the "hollow" with a good view of the Bug ride with the cars being loaded. Behind the Bug is the Comet Roller Coaste, and beyond that the Arena;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-83 A2989.2
  18. P-0153.24 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 88 - A Mill Chute boat having just come back down the hill into the water;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-88 A2007.65
  19. P-0153.29 - PARK / RIDES

    PARK - RIDES 90 - Two young boys next to the Aerial Joy Ride in the winter;

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-153-90 A2010.28
  20. P-0312.01 - AERIAL / PARK

    HERSHEY PARK - AERIAL 2 - The Park is in the center of this photo - identifiable places on the photo are - at the bottom of photo - l-r - Carousel, Dance Hall - at left center - Convention Hall, the baseball field - in the background - the village that was once Derry Church, Chocolate Factory, and the town of Hershey ca.1918 - also on this photo can be seen tennis courts, Highpoint, the YWCA, the Bandshell, the Press Building, the H...

    Record Type: Photos Search

    P-0312-2 A632

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