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[A Pleasure craft, Atlantic City, N.J.] – Vintage Print

[A Pleasure craft, Atlantic City, N.J.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[A Pleasure craft, Atlantic City, N.J.], [between 1900 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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Step back in time with [A Pleasure craft, Atlantic City, N.J.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[A Pleasure craft, Atlantic City, N.J.]

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A single pleasure yacht, rather than a crowd of bathers or the boardwalk, is the focus of this 8 x 10 inch glass negative from Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Detroit Publishing Company made thousands of such views between about 1900 and 1910, documenting resorts, cities and landscapes across the country for sale to travelers and publishers. Atlantic City, with its ocean piers and sheltered waters, drew wealthy visitors who kept sailing boats and launches there, so the picture captures a leisure pursuit of the Gilded Age seaside. The glass plate format also preserves fine detail in the rigging and hull.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 2706 G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033904. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsYachts.United States--New Jersey--Atlantic City.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-67058

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