New Jersey beaches and beach towns

Contains views of beaches and beach towns in New Jersey, including a bird's eye view of Atlantic Highlands, aerial views of Belmar and Manasquan, views of the Egg Harbor River and wooded locations, the beach of Sea Isle City, and the boardwalk at Absecon. Depicts beach homes in Bay Head, Long...

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Corporate Author: Philadelphia Record
Language:English
Published: 1929-1946
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Summary: Contains views of beaches and beach towns in New Jersey, including a bird's eye view of Atlantic Highlands, aerial views of Belmar and Manasquan, views of the Egg Harbor River and wooded locations, the beach of Sea Isle City, and the boardwalk at Absecon. Depicts beach homes in Bay Head, Long Branch, Spring Lake, Deal and Ocean Grove as well as fisherman's shacks in Bivalve. Shows yacht club in Beach Haven as well as an ocean racing trophy at the Bay Head Yacht Club. Beaches, piers, swimmers, and other water activities are pictured in Stone Harbor, Beach Haven and Long Branch. Includes an aerial view of the Monmouth Hotel in Spring Lake. Fishermen are shown with their catch on board the Witchfin in Brielle. Also documents Atlantic County administration buildings in May's Landing. Contains a view of the Humphreys Memorial Cottage in Stone Harbor, the summer home of the Philadelphia Harmonica Band. Oversize shows the Oyster fleet at Bivalve.
These subject entries for the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photo morgue are primarily for Places (buildings, parks, streets, etc.), Things (Bicycles, Bison, Blind Persons [just sampling the B's]), Events (Democratic National Convention 1936, Flourtown Fair, Harvest Week) and Social Constructs (Home Economics, City Planning, Eating & Drinking, etc.). Each of these subjects became a MARC record which included a call number. In the case of these records, the call numbers are the actual folder numbers for the materials referenced. Therefore, these subject headings are really also an index for this section of the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photograph morgue. [The name section of the Philadelphia Record photo morgue represents individuals, A-Z, and
Item Description: Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Collection; for general information, see collection record.
See the following files for specific identification: 1407/1498/1502- 1504/1507/1513/1550/1554/1613/1618/1645/1666/1671/1673.
Physical Description: 39 photoprints : silver gelatin; 1 oversize photoprint