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Dodgems at Carnival
Dodgems at Carnival
Dodgems at Carnival
Dodgems at Carnival

Dodgems at Carnival

Photographer
Date1930s
Object NameNegative
Mediumfilm
ClassificationsScience And Technology
DimensionsOverall: Height: 9.2 cm, Width: 6 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1992.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS022398.7
About MeThis was one of the many attractions to be found near the Beach. Aberdeen was the Silver City with the Golden Sands and put considerable effort into attracting visitors to its beach . By the 1930s visitors could use the Bathing Station, dance at the Beach Ballroom, be entertained at the Beach Pavilion or if they felt a bit more adventurous try their hands at some of the rides at the amusement park, locally known as the carnivals. There they could have an exhilarating ride on switchback (destroyed by fire in 1940), swing high in the air on the chair-o-planes, drive around a speedway track or have a more sedate experience in these boats. Mark Codona was the entrepreneur who pushed hard to make the carnivals a major attraction.
Chair-O-Planes at Carnival
Chair-O-Planes at Carnival
George R Donaldson
1930s
Race Track at Carnival
Race Track at Carnival
George R Donaldson
1930s
Chair-O-Planes at Carnival
Chair-O-Planes at Carnival
George R Donaldson
1930s
Chair-O-Planes at Carnival
Chair-O-Planes at Carnival
George R Donaldson
1930s
Race Track at Carnival
Race Track at Carnival
George R Donaldson
1930s
Boating at Carnival
Boating at Carnival
George R Donaldson
1930s
Westburn Park
Westburn Park
George R Donaldson
1930s
Scenic Railway
Scenic Railway
George R Donaldson
1930s
Peacock in Duthie Park
Peacock in Duthie Park
George R Donaldson
1930s
Swan in Pond at Duthie Park
Swan in Pond at Duthie Park
George R Donaldson
1930s
Peahen at Duthie Park
Peahen at Duthie Park
George R Donaldson
1930s
Children at Pond with Birds, Duthie Park
Children at Pond with Birds, Duthie Park
George R Donaldson
1930s
Birds in Pond at Duthie Park
Birds in Pond at Duthie Park
George R Donaldson
1930s
Pond Model in Boating Pond Duthie Park
Pond Model in Boating Pond Duthie Park
George R Donaldson
1930s
Children Feeding Birds by Pond in Duthie Park
Children Feeding Birds by Pond in Duthie Park
George R Donaldson
1930s
Image Not Available for Bridge Over Pond in Duthie Park
Bridge Over Pond in Duthie Park
George R Donaldson
1930s
View of codonas carnival near aberdeen beach, on the links.
Codonas Carnival
Codonas
1930s
Draughts in Union Terrace Gardens
Draughts in Union Terrace Gardens
Union Terrace Gardens
1930s
Union Terrace Gardens
Union Terrace Gardens
Union Terrace Gardens
1930s
Draughts in Union Terrace Gardens
Draughts in Union Terrace Gardens
Union Terrace Gardens
1930s
Union Terrace Gardens
Union Terrace Gardens
Union Terrace Gardens
1930s
Plan of Aberdeen - Open Spaces
Plan of Aberdeen - Open Spaces
W Dobson Chapman and Partners
1952 (published)
Plan of Aberdeen - Sea Front Area
Plan of Aberdeen - Sea Front Area
W Dobson Chapman and Partners
1952 (published)
Plan of Aberdeen - Open Space Proposals
Plan of Aberdeen - Open Space Proposals
W Dobson Chapman and Partners
1952 (published)