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[Sailing on the beach, Ormond, Florida] – Historic Print

[Sailing on the beach, Ormond, Florida], [between 1890 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Sailing on the beach, Ormond, Florida], [between 1890 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [Sailing on the beach, Ormond, Florida], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Sailing on the beach, Ormond, Florida]

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Ormond Beach, on Florida's Atlantic coast, was already a winter resort when this 8 x 10 inch glass negative was made, and its wide, hard-packed sand drew visitors who rode bicycles and tricycles along the shore as well as sailing. The Detroit Publishing Company, which produced scenic views of American places for travel markets around the turn of the twentieth century, issued pictures like this one. The beach later became famous for early automobile speed trials, so the same firm sand that carried wheeled recreation would soon host racing cars. Worth noticing is the easy mix of leisure activities on an open beach in this period.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 681" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033093. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsRecreation. Beaches. Bicycles & tricycles.United States--Florida--Ormond Beach.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 803 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66433

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