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[Bathing at Atlantic City, N.J.] – Historic Reproduction

[Bathing at Atlantic City, N.J.], [between 1905 and 1920] — historic photograph
[Bathing at Atlantic City, N.J.], [between 1905 and 1920]. 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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Bathing at Atlantic City, New Jersey, survives here as an 8 by 10 inch glass dry plate negative, one of the large-format plates the Detroit Publishing Company used for its travel views. The Detroit firm sold scenes of resorts and scenic places to railroads and publishers in the early twentieth century, and Atlantic City, with its long beach and boardwalk, was one of the most popular seaside destinations for visitors from nearby cities. Bathing in this period meant heavy wool or cotton suits, bathhouses, and strict local rules on dress, so the picture shows how a crowded summer beach was arranged and seen between 1905 and 1920.

Created / published[between 1905 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 5249" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036737. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsBeaches.United States--New Jersey--Atlantic City.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-68087

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