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[Atlantic City, N.J., the beach] – Antique Wall Art

[Atlantic City, N.J., the beach], [between 1890 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Atlantic City, N.J., the beach], [between 1890 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Atlantic City 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Atlantic City, N.J., the beach]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Atlantic City, N.J., the beach]

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Children at play on the sand give this view of Atlantic City's beach a lighter mood than the resort's hotels and piers usually suggest. It is an 8 by 10 inch glass negative from the Detroit Publishing Company, which sent photographers across the country around 1900 to record scenery and towns. By then Atlantic City had grown into one of the East Coast's busiest seaside resorts, drawing rail passengers from Philadelphia and New York to its sands and boardwalk. Glass plates like this one captured fine detail, which makes the beach scene worth a close look.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 740" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032551. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsBeaches. Children playing outdoors.United States--New Jersey--Atlantic City.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66129

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