Anti Saloon Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1915 – Historic Photograph 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 rare historic image captures Anti Saloon Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1915 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Sixteenth Convention, Anti-Saloon League of America at Atlantic City, N.J., July 6-9, 1915
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Anti Saloon Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1915
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Atlantic City in 1915 was a seaside resort whose economy rested on summer visitors, hotels, and the Boardwalk, with rail lines carrying crowds from Philadelphia and New York. This panoramic photograph, titled for the Anti-Saloon League, appears to show a temperance gathering in that resort town, an awkward fit for a city whose hotels and restaurants depended partly on liquor sales. National prohibition was still several years off, but the temperance movement was gaining ground across the country, and the question of saloons and Sunday drinking was argued in city councils and state legislatures. For residents and visitors alike, Atlantic City was known as a place of pleasure, so a convention of dry reformers stood out against the usual resort crowds.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Creator | sparrow, thomas |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New Jersey |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,198 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Sixteenth Convention, Anti-Saloon League of America at Atlantic City, N.J., July 6-9, 1915 |
| Reference | NJ Anti Saloon Atlantic City 1915 |
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