Coney Island Framed or Unframed:Unframed Images credited to wire services

Images credited to wire services

get wrapped up in the excitement of the end of the Civil War

Bannister said breaking the 4-minute mark "was a target

hockey team scoring the winning goal against the Russians at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid

Coney Island Framed or Unframed:Unframed Images credited to wire servicesBeach goers converge on Coney Island, the famed amusement area in Brooklyn. In the 1940s and 1950s, it was not unusual for more thanone million people to hit the beach at Coney Island on a hot summer day. After the sun and surf, many would then visit the Parachute Jump and Steeplechase Park, which stand in the background. This photo was taken by Allyn Baum, a staff photographer for The New York Times from 1957 to 1967. He also contributed articles on