Getting ready for another season on the carousel.
"And the painted ponies go up and down ..."
These carousel horses were lined up in storage -- and awaiting touch-ups -- in this photo taken in 1954 on Asbury Park's boardwalk.
On July 28, this and other photos from New Jersey's beaches and boardwalks will appear in a gallery titled "Vintage photos of going down the Shore in N.J." on nj.com.
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