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Beach-goers converge on Coney Island, the famed amusement area in Brooklyn. In the 1940s and 1950s, it was not unusual for more thanÊone 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 special assignment in places like Antarctica, New Zealand, South Africa and Peru. A native of Chicago, Baum (1925-1997) was a journalism graduate of Northwestern University and started his career with International News Photos and United Press, based in Berlin, Frankfurt and Paris. Baum was the author of ''Antarctica, the Worst Place in the World'' (Macmillan, 1966). His photos and articles were published in newspapers and magazines worldwide.