A most unusual carousel at the Lake Compounce amusement park in Bristol, Connecticut. Opened in 1846, it is the oldest continuously-operating amusement park in the United States [graphic].

A most unusual carousel at the Lake Compounce amusement park in Bristol, Connecticut. Opened in 1846, it is the oldest continuously-operating amusement park in the United States [graphic]. Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- photographer. still image Digital photographs Color 2010-2020. gmgpc 2014-07-13. eng Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Carol M. Highsmith; Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. Exhibited as a digital copy in: "Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America's Library" at the Annenberg Space for Photography, 2018; Highsmith section. America Lake Compounce Amusement Park Carousels Carousel cat Merry-go-rounds United States Connecticut Bristol. Carol M. Highsmith Archive. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.43955 No known restrictions on publication.