Galveston Bathing Review, Texas, 1926 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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 rare historic image captures Galveston Bathing Review, Texas, 1926 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: [Galveston Bathing Review, 1926]
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Galveston Bathing Review, Texas, 1926
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Galveston, Texas, in 1926 was a island city that had rebuilt itself after the 1900 hurricane, which killed thousands and led to the construction of a seawall and the raising of the grade of the town. By the mid-1920s its beachfront along the Gulf of Mexico drew summer visitors from across Texas, and the Galveston seawall boulevard had become a favorite promenade. The port, cotton trade, and shipping remained central to the local economy, while the island's hotels and bathhouses catered to tourists. A bathing review like this one would have been a showpiece of the resort season, with swimmers in formal rows displaying the beach culture that residents of the island prided themselves on.
| Created / published | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Creator | cecil thomson studios |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,192 × 982 px · prints to 17 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Galveston Bathing Review, 1926] |
| Reference | TX 1926 Galveston Bathing Review |
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