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Herschell-Spillman Carousel, Balboa Park, San Diego, California. Built originally in 1910 for Luna Park in Los Angeles. It has a menagerie of hand carved wooden animals, all original, except for two small ponies, the original hand-painted murals surrounding the upper portion of the carousel, and the original military band music. (IMG_3836)
The antique Carousel was purchased from the Excelsior Amusement Park which operated it for five decades in the city of Excelsior, just west of Minneapolis. It was hand-built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1924. It is a classic example of the hand-carved artistry of American carousel builders.
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I tried to get people on the merry-go-round, but all the pictures came out blurry. Instead I got the horses just sitting there.