Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, N.J. – 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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This historic photograph of Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, N.J. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, N.J.
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Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is the subject here, shown in a c1908 glass-plate negative with a "Guaranty Trust Company" sign visible at the left edge, a detail that anchors the scene to a working downtown block rather than the beachfront. The Detroit Publishing Company made this view as part of a large effort to document American towns and streets in color-rich promotional and archival prints in the early twentieth century. Atlantic Avenue was the city's main commercial thoroughfare, running parallel to the boardwalk, and its storefronts and banks reflected the resort's growth as a destination for visitors arriving by rail. The negative was later given to the State Historical Society of Colorado and entered the Library of Congress collection in 1949.
| Created / published | c1908. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Guaranty Trust Company" at left. "H 402" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070269. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Streets. Commercial facilities.United States--New Jersey--Atlantic City. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 796 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-71855 |
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