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Bathing beach, Atlantic City, N.J. – Antique Print

Bathing beach, Atlantic City, N.J., c1908. — historic photograph
Bathing beach, Atlantic City, N.J., c1908.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Bathing beach, Atlantic City, N.J. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Bathing beach, Atlantic City, N.J.

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Taken around 1908 on an 8 by 10 inch glass negative, this view of a bathing beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, shows the seaside as visitors of the era knew it. By then the resort had become a major summer destination, and the boardwalk, which opened in 1870, served as the town's social center while bathers headed to the sand in heavy wool suits. The Detroit Publishing Company, which issued the view, was a commercial firm that sold photographs of American towns and landscapes to a broad public. The large negative format preserves fine detail of the crowd and the beach.

Created / publishedc1908.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesG 5231" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071051. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsBeaches. Boardwalks.United States--New Jersey--Atlantic City.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 798 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-72444

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