Tahiti Beach--a charming reminder of the South Seas Coral Gables Fla. – Historic Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Tahiti Beach--a charming reminder of the South Seas Coral Gables Fla.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Tahiti Beach--a charming reminder of the South Seas Coral Gables Fla.
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Few places in 1926 Florida promised a South Seas escape as directly as Tahiti Beach, a man-made stretch of sand in Coral Gables with thatched huts and footbridges set among the palms. Coral Gables was the planned city developer George Merrick had laid out since the early 1920s, and its builders often used exotic themes to draw visitors during the state's land boom. This stereograph card, made to be viewed through a paired-lens viewer, shows how the scene was staged as a postcard-like fantasy of the tropics. Its small details, from the rustic huts to the arched bridges, show how the designers meant the place to feel like an island far from the Miami heat.
| Created / published | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Notes | J283158 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 26800-A. · Carson Marian S. collector. |
| Subjects | Pedestrian bridges--Florida--Coral Gables--1920-1930. Huts--Florida--Coral Gables--1920-1930. Beaches--Florida--Coral Gables--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 4,608 × 2,187 px · prints to 15 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-270051 |
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