George tilyou biography

The Tilyou Family Collection includes personal photographs of the Tilyou family and friends, one framed engraving, small personal booklets, and ephemera, including a small leather monogrammed box.

Most of the materials show normal wear and tear. The engraved photograph is heavily scratched. The booklets are in fair condition (some have stains), but are fragile.

All items were purchased by the Green-Wood Cemetery, where George Tilyou was interred in   The cemetery, established in and designated a National Historic Landmark in , is continuously acquiring historical and cultural documents, materials and ephemera about its noted permanent residents.

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Tilyou is one of the most significant figures in the cultivation of Coney Island into a major New York City attraction. Tilyou was born in New York City in , and when he was three years old he and his parents moved to Coney Island.

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