Woodside Park's Dentzel Carousel

Purchased in 1908 from the Dentzel Carousel Company of North Philadelphia, with 52 elegantly hand-carved animals and 1,296 lights, the carousel remained a beloved attraction at the park for the next 47 years. This photo shows the carousel in Lambertville, PA, in its pre-restoration condition in the years after the demolition of Woodside Park. The Smithsonian Institution meticulously restored the carousel, which happily found a permanent home in Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum.