Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1900 – Historic Map 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 antique map of Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1900 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1900
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Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1900 was a seaside resort of roughly 13,000 year-round residents, whose numbers swelled several times over once the summer season opened. The Pennsylvania and Reading railroads both carried visitors from Philadelphia and other inland cities, and their rivalry kept excursion trains and fares in steady supply. The Steel Pier, opened on the ocean front in 1898, drew crowds with a theater and amusements built out over the water. Hotel keepers, boardinghouse operators, and seasonal workers in the big hotels' kitchens and laundries made up the backbone of the local economy, and town politics often turned on how well the tourist trade had fared from one summer to the next.
| Created / published | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Creator | landis & alsop |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Atlantic City, New Jersey, drawn in 1900. Bird's-eye view maps were drawn by travelling artists who walked a town street by street, sketching every building from an imagined vantage point in the air, then sold the finished lithograph door to door by subscription. Roughly five thousand American towns were recorded this way between the 1860s and the 1920s, and for many of them the panoramic map is the most complete picture of the place that survives. Reproduced from the original in the Library of Congress collections. Printed to order on archival paper. Free shipping on all US orders. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New Jersey |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 16,688 × 12,000 px · prints to 56 × 40 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-489697 |
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