Group portrait of a crowd of hundreds of men and women promenaders crammed on the Atlantic City boardwalk during the early 1920s, probably on Easter. Most of the people, including a few African Americans, are attired in hats and their best clothing. The Steel Pier displaying the "General Motors Exhibit," "Chop Suey," Strands, La Victoire Restaurant, and the Virginia Photoplays line the street. Starting in the late 19th century, Atlantic City became a haven for the well-to-do to celebrate Easter and model their fashionable holiday wear and millinery., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from the photographic medium and the attire of the people., Manuscript note on verso: Market Finance Co., 409 Market St., Purchase 1982., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date
[ca. 1925]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - cities [P.8932.16]
Aerial views of the coastline in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Distant views show the shoreline in sections from the vicinity of Ventnor City to the Absecon Inlet. The boardwalk, hotels and piers are somewhat visible., Negative numbers: 5650, 5966, 5967, 5968, 6204, 6206, 6207, 6211, 6212, 6480.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5650; P.8990.5966; P.8990.5967; P.8990.5968; P.8990.6204; P.8990.6206; P.8990.6207; P.8990.6211; P.8990.6212; P.8990.6480]
Aerial views showing residential development, a recreational area and boats docked at and sailing on the Absecon Inlet in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Views show relatively small portions of the area along the inlet, as if taken from a lower vantage point., Negative numbers: 6213, 7683.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926-1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6213; P.8990.7683]
Aerial views of the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Distant and close-up views show the pier and adjacent hotels and beaches along the Boardwalk. The Steel Pier was one of the major amusement piers built off the boardwalk in Atlantic City at the turn of the century. In 1898, the steel girder structure extended 1500 feet from the boardwalk into the Atlantic Ocean and was expanded to 1780 feet in the 1930s., Negative numbers: 14863n, 14867n.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1931
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.14863n; P.8990.14867n]
Glass negative showing Applegate's Pier at Atlantic City, a long two-story wooden pier extending into the ocean as waves break near the shore. Two figures stand on the upper level of the pier., Photographer remarks: Instantaneous. Very weak., Time: 10:50, Light: Bright, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
April 28, 1884
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.254]
Glass negative showing Applegate's Pier at Atlantic City, a long two-story wooden pier extending into the ocean as waves break near the shore. People walk on the pier., Nearly same as last., Photographer remarks: Very weak, Time: 11, Light: Strong., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
April 28, 1884
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.255]
