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[The Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.] – Vintage Print

[The Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[The Boardwalk, 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 [The Boardwalk, 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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[The Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.]

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Wheeled chairs, the rolling seats pushed by attendants along the planks, set this view of Atlantic City's boardwalk apart from other scenes of the resort. The chairs were a local invention of the 1880s, and by around 1900 they were a familiar sight beside the large hotels lining the oceanfront. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made this 8 by 10 inch glass negative, sold views like this to travelers and publishers who wanted to show the seaside as a place of leisure. The boardwalk, first built in 1870, was the resort's main promenade, and the scene reflects the crowds that made Atlantic City one of the East Coast's best-known summer destinations.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. H 396" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 034774. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsBoardwalks. Hotels. Wheeled chairs.United States--New Jersey--Atlantic City.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-67584

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