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Coney Island Framed or Unframed:Unframed Bannister said breaking the 4-minuteBeach 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