Fair Escapism: American Parks, Amusements, Landscapes, and Society from 1850 to 1915

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Title:: Fair Escapism: American Parks, Amusements, Landscapes, and Society from 1850 to 1915
Creator:: Bryan Christian A. Santiago
Conference:: Quest symposium 2024 at SUNY Oswego
Publisher:: State University of New York at Oswego
Publication Date:: April 17, 2024
Physical Description:: PowerPoint slide presentation

Subjects / Keywords:: amusement
amusement park
park
entertainment
themed entertainment
themed entertainment design
design
theme
world's fair
fair
exposition
expo
United States ( country )
research
student research
USA ( country )
United Kingdom ( country )
UK ( country )
New York ( US State )
NYS
New York ( city )
NYC
New York State Fair ( location )
NY
Coney Island ( location )
Brooklyn ( city )
Syracuse ( city )
Buffalo ( city )
Genre:: Conference Proceedings ( sobekcm )

Abstract:: Presentation slides from the History Department program at the 45th annual Quest student symposium at the State University of New York at Oswego. A presentation given by sophomore student Bryan Santiago on his major thesis research on world's fairs, public recreation, leisure, themed entertainment, and amusement parks, with specifically a case study of Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY.
Acquisition:: Collected for SUNY Oswego Institutional Repository by the online self-submittal tool. Submitted by Bryan Christian Santiago.

Source Institution:: SUNY Oswego Institutional Repository
Holding Location:: SUNY Oswego Institution
Rights Management:: All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.

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