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Glen Echo Opens for the Season (May 8, 1921)
Advertisement for the opening of Glen Echo Park mentioning a new Dentzel carousel in a custom building
Carousel Inventor Dies (October 5, 1927)
Announcement of Allan Herschell's death
Carousel Builder Dies (October 30, 1932)
Announcement of C.W. Parker's death
Hold That Tiger!--Drama on the Carousel (July 31, 1936)
Photo and short article about a young dog climbing onto the back of a carousel tiger
A Day for the Young People (April 5, 1942)
Photo of a boy riding a rabbit on the Glen Echo Park carousel
Wildwood N.J.--Pier Razed By Fire (December 26, 1943)
Photo showing the remains of the Wildwood, NJ pier carousel following a fire
"For Summer Merry-Go-Rounding" (May 24, 1945)
Ad for women's shoes with a photo of a woman and carousel horse
Glen Echo Park Opens 38th Season Tomorrow (April 9, 1948)
Article about the opening of Glen Echo Park mentioning the repainting of the carousel animals' saddles
Girls Paint Story-Book Colors On Great Falls Merry-Go-Round by Carter Dawson (April 23, 1949)
Photo and article about three art students, Beverly Bower and sisters Kit and Rae Scot, repainting the figures on the Great Falls Park carousel
Advertisement for Quaker Oats Muffets with a comic of Walt Disney's animated character Ichabod from Ichabod and Mr. Toad and a carousel
Great Falls Carousel Beasts Disperse to Pampered Life by Sam Eastman (May 10, 1953)
Photos and article about the Great Falls Park carousel figures being sold off
Princeton Emblem Inspected (December 13, 1953)
Photo of two young boys admiring the carousel tiger at Princeton University
Merry-Go-Round Horses (May 15, 1955)
Excerpt from Park for Children of All Ages Readied for July Opening by Bob Thomas, about Walt Disney's Disneyland prior to its opening in July of 1955
Sore Muscles and Surprises (June 19, 1955)
Photo of a man remodeling a living room with a carousel horse in it
Merry-Go-Round Fixer Animal-Lover at Heart by Smith Hempstone (January 24, 1956)
Photo and article about W.E. Whittemore, a restoration artist working on the Great Falls Park carousel
Short article about the "Flying Horses" carousel in Watch Hill, RI
"Glen Echo gaurd Francis Collins talks with one of the demonstrators..." (July 1, 1960)
Photo of a security guard speaking with a demonstrator on the carousel during the segregation protest at Glen Echo Park
The Rambler... Grabs The Brass Ring by Myra MacPherson (June 2, 1961)
Reflection of an early morning at the Great Falls Park carousel
High Court Review Asked On Glen Echo (August 4, 1961)
Article about the Supreme Court review of the trespassing convictions of five African-American students who participated in the Glen Echo Park segregation protests
High Court to Review Racial Trespass Cases (June 25, 1962)
Article about the Supreme Court review of the trespassing convictions of five African-American students who participated in the Glen Echo Park segregation protests
"The silence in a carousel building..." (September 14, 1962)
Photo of the Glen Echo Park carousel, closed for the season, with other park supplies and ride vehicles being stored inside
Photos and article about Glen Echo Park
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