
“The Coastal Piggy Back Ride”, 1920′s,
Beach Snapshot. / source: D&R photos
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“The Coastal Piggy Back Ride”, 1920′s,
Beach Snapshot. / source: D&R photos

Beach scene, vintage snapshot / via
punlovsin

The Cliff house and Seal Rocks, San Francisco, CA, 1900′s. Unknown amateur photographer. Image cropped from original stereocard. Source: Cliff House Project

Amy Friend :: Niagara, 1949, from Dare alla Luce series /
Hand-signed and editioned photographic pigment print on archival Hahnemühle fine art pearl paper
/ src: citizenatelier
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Amy Friend :: We Gather to See,
Pigment print on archival Hahnemühle fine art pearl
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Bathers. Some members of the Brighton Swimming
Club
sharing a cigarette after a bath, 1920′s (E. Bacon / Getty Images)

‘A life saver on the lookout.’ Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1905. Dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. / source: Juniper Gallery

“In the surf at Asbury Park.” Having a wonderful time; wish we were still here.
The Jersey Shore, circa 1905. Dry plate glass negative
/ src and hi-res: Shorpy

“The beach at Old Orchard, Maine – Ocean Pier and Hotel Velvet.” Which, following the curiously inevitable destiny of beach resorts surrounded by ashtray-grade sand and literal oceans of water, “burned like oil” in the Great Fire of 1907. Glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co.
/ src and hi-res: Shorpy

“Gratiot Light, Port Huron, Michigan.” A great lighthouse on a Great Lake. Glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company, ca, 1901 / source and hi-res: Shorpy