Photo Record
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Metadata
Title |
"Jolly Bathers", Midland Beach, Staten Island, N.Y. |
Object Name |
Postcard |
Studio or Publisher |
Souvenir Post Card Co. |
Date |
1908 postmark |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
Original B&W postcard. View of the beach with a group of men and women in bathing costumes standing in a row with their arms around each other. Behind them is the boardwalk with a swing ride; the large building in the background is the Midland Beach Casino. Numerous people are on the boardwalk. Printed caption at top: " ' Jolly Bathers ' , Midland Beach, Staten Island, N.Y." Printed along right edge: "11968". Printed on reverse: "Post Card / ... / Schaffer & Rice - Publishers. Souvenir Post Card Co. New York. / Printed in Germany." There is a postmark for New Dorp, August 17, 1908. The card is hand-addressed to "Mr. T.W. Allen / 644 Newark Ave., / Jersey City, / N.J.". A one-cent stamp is attached. The back of the postcard is divided. (Keywords: New York City, Early Twentieth Century, Seaside Resorts) |
Print size |
3.375 x 5.250 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Earliest Date |
1907 |
Latest Date |
1908 |
Subjects |
Beaches Amusement rides Boardwalks Casinos |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
00.018.0028 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, August 2015. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |