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Arnold, Martin.  “Subway Ride From Coney Island Can Be Long, Lonely, Fearful.”  The New York Times  June 8, 1964, 32. 

“Austin Corbin Dead: Thrown Out of His Carriage at Newport, N.H.”  The New York Times  June 5, 1896, 1. 

“Bathhouse Oratory, But No Opening.”  The New York Times  August 2, 1911, 7.

“Bathing Suite Rule Enforced at Beach: Censors at Coney Island Forbid Women Bathers to Appear in Socks or One-Piece Outfits.”  The New York Times  May 31, 1920, 14. 

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“City Beaches Groomed and Ready: Improved Beaches Await Rush.”  The New York Times  May 19, 1940, 1, 3.

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“Coney Island Plan Revised by Moses.”  The New York Times  August 21, 1939, 11.

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