Beach Gallery

Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944). American illustrator. 'After A Vain Search For Rest And Quiet, He Falls Into A Most Sensitive Condition And Suffers From The Cold.' Pen and ink drawing, 1903

GIBSON: THE WEAKER SEX VI.
Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944). American illustrator. 'After A Vain Search For Rest And Quiet, He Falls Into A Most Sensitive Condition And Suffers From The Cold.' Pen and ink drawing, 1903

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1903, America, American, Beach, Bench, Board Walk, Charles, Dana, Dress, Early, Fashion, Gibson, Gibson Girl, Hat, Men, Parasol, Trench Coat, Upper Class, Women

SWITCHBACK RAILWAY, 1886. The first roller coaster in the United States, located in Coney Island, offered one-minute rides for a nickel. Wood engraving, American, 1886

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1886, American, Atlantic Ocean, Beach, Cane, City, Clothes, Coney Island, Daily Life, Dress, Engraving, Late, Men, North, Parasol, Park, Pastime, Railway, Recreation, Ride, Rider, Switchback, Women

ATLANTIC CITY: BEACH. A photographer on a crowded beach taking a picture of a group of three people with a donkey (including a woman with a sign saying 'I could stay in Atlantic City forever,' Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photograph, late 19th or early 20th century

ATLANTIC CITY: BEACH.
A photographer on a crowded beach taking a picture of a group of three people with a donkey (including a woman with a sign saying 'I could stay in Atlantic City forever,' Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photograph, late 19th or early 20th century

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1890, 1910, American, Architecture, Atlantic City, Beach, Camera, Child, Crowd, Daily Life, Donkey, Dress, Early, Group, Hat, Late, Leisure, Man, North, Parasol, People, Photographer, Picture, Pose, Qed, Resort, Sign, Vacation, Woman