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Poster

Travel By Train, Atlantic City Travel Poster

Date: 1932
Description: An original lithograph promoting Atlantic City as "the playground of the world," and to get there by way of train travel. The poster depicts the buildings ...
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Beach Housing

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Description: Elevated view of an oceanfront residence, featuring a modern flat-roofed structure.
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Sailing on Barnegat Bay

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Description: View across water toward people on a small sailboat on Barnegat Bay, and boathouses and buildings on the far shoreline.
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The Beach and Ocean

Date: 1910
Description: View toward people relaxing on a beach under umbrellas and other people wading in the water. On the right a woman is walking down a boardwalk to get to the...
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Funchase Amusement Pier

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Description: Crowds walk along the boardwalk at Funchase amusement pier. A building with flags flying from its turrets features a sign that reads "Funchase Skating". T...
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Boating at Manasquan Beach

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Description: Elevated view of a group of children, infants, and adults sitting in rowboats in the water at Manasquan Beach. In the background are rows of dwellings, and...
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Crowded Pier

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Description: Elevated view of adults and children wearing bathing costumes standing on a wooden dock crowded with several varieties of boats. People are swimming in the...
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Fishing On The Pier

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Description: People fish from a wooden pier.
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Boathouses

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Description: View across water towards two boathouses. The one in the center is small with one door, and the other boathouse on the righthas five doors. To the left of ...
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Beach Dunes Looking North

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Description: View from beach dunes looking north. View features many plants on sand dunes in the forefront, and people on a sandy beach, many dwellings, and a flag in t...
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West Side Cove on Beaver Lake

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Description: View of a family boating in the west side cove on Beaver Lake.
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Boardwalk Scene

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Description: View of residences on a boardwalk facing the beach.
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Fokker Super Universal

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Description: Three-quarter view of front right side of a Fokker Super Universal seaplane floating in the water near a dock. Powered with Pratt & Whitney 410 hp Wasp mot...
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Alvin Kraenzlein with Son on Beach

Date: 1912
Description: Alvin Kraenzlein standing on a sandy beach holding the hand of his toddler son. Behind them is the shoreline.

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