Depicts a man on the beach looking past a grove of trees toward the palatial hotel situated on the block bounded by Atlantic, Delaware, States, and Pacific avenues. The luxury hotel, one of the city's first, opened in 1854 under the ownership of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad. The hotel was razed in 1898., Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to John Moran., Buff mount with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of New Jersey., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date
ca. 1862
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Hotels [5742.F.6a]
