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Palmetto Shade: 1865
... Bay Street, showing the only Palmetto tree there is in the city." Wet plate negative by George Barnard, from photographs of the Federal Navy and sea­borne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy. View full size. Old Exchange and ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/11/2017 - 7:48pm -

April 1865. Charleston, South Carolina. "Post Office (old Exchange and Custom House), East Bay Street, showing the only Palmetto tree there is in the city." Wet plate negative by George Barnard, from photographs of the Federal Navy and sea­borne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy. View full size. Old Exchange and Provost Dungeonhttp://oldexchange.org/ +145Below is the same view from May of 2010. Not just any palmettoIn the May 8, 1858 edition of The Illustrated London News, three years before the War began, Scottish author Charles Mackay reported that "in East-Bay Street, nearly opposite the office of the Charleston Courier, stands, carefully guarded by a fence, a magnificent palmetto in luxuriance of growth." This essay and others were republished the following year as "Life and Liberty in America." According to "Southern Provisions: The Creation and Revival of a Cuisine," the Palmetto Shade Restaurant was owned during the war by one R. Daly. (The Gallery, Charleston, Civil War, Eateries & Bars, Geo. Barnard)
The Many Faces of Private Ben Vital
This trick picture was taken in Atlantic City just before Oct. 7, 1942, while Private Benedict E. "Sonny" Vital was in Tech School with the 611th Spt Flight in Atlantic City. Sonny was my Godfather and first cousin one-time removed. He was ... 
 
Posted by Doc Rock - 05/30/2011 - 8:05am -

This trick picture was taken in Atlantic City just before Oct. 7, 1942, while Private Benedict E. "Sonny" Vital was in Tech School with the 611th Spt Flight in Atlantic City. Sonny was my Godfather and first cousin one-time removed. He was killed in action in World War II. The photograph is the front side of a post card which he sent to his mother, my great aunt. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Happy Lady, Funny Hat
... On the back is printed "WINNER'S Penny Pictures 1520 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City." This was probably taken on a whim at a penny photo studio on the ... 
 
Posted by sprouseart - 02/22/2008 - 12:25pm -

Another from my collection. The image is small (about 1.5 x 1) and has been glued onto a dark olive green cardboard faux frame with gold leaf edging running the border of the image. On the back is printed "WINNER'S Penny Pictures 1520 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City." This was probably taken on a whim at a penny photo studio on the boardwalk on a fun filled sunny afternoon by the shore. I love the happy expression on her face, as if she's about to laugh out loud any second. The hat is pretty wild too. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Bathing Office: 1905
... for a headless, legless corpse found near a New Jersey Atlantic City casino today. Foul play has not been ruled out. (The Gallery, Asbury ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/18/2014 - 12:28am -

The Jersey Shore circa 1905. "The casino at Asbury Park." Prior to any attempts at sunning or swimming, please check in at the "Bathing Office." View full size. This One Did Burn DownThe original Casino shown in the post was built in 1903 and destroyed by fire in January of 1928. The Casino that still stands today was constructed in 1929 to replace the original. An autopsyAn Autopsy was scheduled for a headless, legless corpse found near a New Jersey Atlantic City casino today. Foul play has not been ruled out. (The Gallery, Asbury Park, DPC, Swimming)
Longacre Square: 1911
... and his investors envisioned something like a second Atlantic City growing out on Long Island's beaches. But alas, after the building of a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/21/2019 - 1:41pm -

New York, 1911. "Longacre Square south." Times Square to you and me, with the Rector and Astor hotels flanking the New York Times building, now almost completely encased in electronic signage and launch pad for the New Year's "ball drop." Gelatin silver print by Irving Underhill. View full size. Thin ComedyAppearing at the Globe Theater are Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth in Little Miss Fix It, which is "thin," having "no more plot than the average Broadway musical comedy, which it is not, and not half so many vaudeville specialties to fill in the time." https://www.nytimes.com/1911/04/04/archives/little-miss-fixit-is-thin-no... Paradise not so lostThere is a huge ad seen here for the promised beach paradise of Tangier on Long Island. This development was the brainchild of one Frederick J. Quinby, who named it after the original 17th century settler, William Tangier Smith, from whose descendants Quinby bought the land. Quinby and his investors envisioned something like a second Atlantic City growing out on Long Island's beaches. But alas, after the building of a single small hotel it all came to tears, complete with millions of dollars gone missing, a pile of lawsuits, and a would-be developer on the lam. More attempts were made to jump-start the development of the area, but all that bayfront and oceanfront land sat mostly empty for many years to come. Many years later though the land was successfully developed, as the town of Shirley and the resorts and parks of eastern Fire Island. What's on the roof???Any Shorpyites out there know who the statue is of -- surrounded by scaffolding -- a few buildings down from the Rector Hotel? (The Gallery, Irving Underhill, NYC, Streetcars)
Catching Some Rays (Colorized): 1904
This is the third in my Atlantic City series (and my third colorized photo). The original is here, cropped to ... 
 
Posted by scottr - 05/11/2011 - 7:56am -

This is the third in my Atlantic City series (and my third colorized photo). The original is here, cropped to fit my monitor: https://www.shorpy.com/node/7662. It is amazing how time consuming colorizing photos can be. The image took somewhere between 20 and 30 hours to colorize, spread out over a week or so. View full size. Great job!Excellent work! That's more detail in a picture than I'd want to try colorizing! Glad to see you have the patience for it! I enjoy all of them. AgreedI completely agree how long it takes. My picture of the Gaelic football team took an eternity of painstaking effort. But when people ask me how I do it, and I say I use Photoshop, you can see the look in their eyes of being unimpressed believing that I have somehow opened the file, pressed a button, and hey presto all the right colours appear in the right places. It is a tedious and concentrationful (I know that's not a real word) task that takes hours and hours of work. But the end result - like yours here - is well worth the effort. At least to aficionados. This is excellent for only your third effort. (Colorized Photos)
White House Landing: 1862
... a big piece of the anthracite traffic off the canal to the city of brotherly love. Several of the barges seen here may not been able to ... likely did not dream they would ever go down the Atlantic coast to fight in a war. Boogle Thanks Beeguy. I was curious ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/31/2019 - 8:53pm -

1862. "White House Landing, Virginia. Federal supply vessels at anchor." Wet plate negative from photographs of the main Eastern theater of war -- the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862. View full size. Schuykill canal boats' second careerThe Philadelphia & Reading Railway took a big piece of the anthracite traffic off the canal to the city of brotherly love. Several of the barges seen here may not been able to get a cut of the remaining traffic. So they were sold to the war effort. Rushed into service, they still bear their Pennsylvania port names. The builders and canalboatmen likely did not dream they would ever go down the Atlantic coast to fight in a war. BoogleThanks Beeguy. I was curious about those odd boats and your concise, informative comment hit the spot. You're better than Google. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, Civil War)
Steeplechase Pier (Colorized): 1905
... This is the second photo I've colorized, also of the Atlantic City boardwalk in 1905. The original is here . I've cropped the picture for ... 
 
Posted by scottr - 04/13/2011 - 9:57am -

This is the second photo I've colorized, also of the Atlantic City boardwalk in 1905. The original is here. I've cropped the picture for display on my monitor, so the dimensions aren't identical. I did some reading up on some of the elements of the picture. The colors I used for the Steeplechase building itself are more or less historically accurate, based on some color(ed) postcards from the era. The colors on the other side of the boardwalk are less definite - my source postcards just show a lot of yellow over there, but without much definition. Saratoga, Excelsior, and Quevic are all types of mineral water. View full size. Breathtaking BoardwalkYou did a fantastic job on this. It actually looks like it was taken in color! Thanks!My ultimate goal with these is to make them look like they were taken with color film, so I really appreciate the comment! (Colorized Photos)
Pleasure Pavilion (Colorized): 1910
The Jersey Shore, circa 1910. "Steel Pier, Atlantic City." Colorized version of 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit ... 
 
Posted by Dennis Klassen - 09/15/2011 - 9:07am -

The Jersey Shore, circa 1910. "Steel Pier, Atlantic City." Colorized version of 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Beat Me To ItI'd been going back and forth on whether I wanted to work on this very picture myself. You beat me to it! Really excellent work! I love what you did here. Great work!You made it look so natural you can almost jump into the picture. Soft and pleasing colors too! (Colorized Photos)
Bugeye Sprite: 1965
... These were always 'frog-eye' Sprites on this side of the Atlantic... American Austin Healey Sprite I bought my Bugeyed Sprite, a ... 4-cyl high reving engines were not built for stop and go city driving. Had that poor little Sprite engine rebuilt twice. Still it didn't ... 
 
Posted by Zone47 - 04/17/2015 - 6:59pm -

Dad and me in another one of his cool cars, 1965ish. He would buy one and fix what was wrong; some kept breaking a lot, but he enjoyed working on stuff. View full size. Amphibian in the UKThese were always 'frog-eye' Sprites on this side of the Atlantic... American Austin Healey SpriteI bought my Bugeyed Sprite, a 1960 model, in 1961. Why, I don't know! Mine had the fairly rare fibreglas hardtop which greatly improved the looks and warmth in Illinois winters. I worked in a small office only a few miles from home. Great little car for getting to work and back, even though central Illinois winters were not the best for such a little car. I was already messing with old American cars, mostly attempting restoration and mild hot rodding so I did have a back up when the snow was headlight high! My first job but it didn't last more than six years. When the company moved to NY I refused to move. So I decided I'd sell life insurance. In reality I couldn't sell beer at a baseball game in July. I soon realized those little 4-cyl high reving engines were not built for stop and go city driving. Had that poor little Sprite engine rebuilt twice. Still it didn't last. Ford was putting the new 289 in a small sports car. If they could do it I could too in my drive way using a large chisel, hammer, and hacksaw. Even back in the mid 60's I was a Chevy guy. So I bought a rebuilt 327/powerglide with 2-4 barrel carbs. A friend's dad had a portable welder so using masking tape, wooden shims. etc. I mocked up a square tube frame and in no time I was driving my little Chevy V-8 Sprite. I swapped the 2-4 barrel set up for 3-2 barrels and drove the wheeels off that little maroon Sprite for several years before trading it for a 1933 Chevy. Life was good in the 60's. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Bathing Beauty!
... images in the album illustrating of a group of friends in Atlantic City! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by dougramsey - 07/09/2007 - 3:31am -

Another image from the old family album I purchased years ago in Portsmouth, Ohio (for only $2.00 - What a deal AND a steal!), this "bathing beauty" is one of a few images in the album illustrating of a group of friends in Atlantic City! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Heading Home: 1953
... Another in a series of professional 8x10 pictures taken in Atlantic City in August, 1953 for Better Living Magazine, featuring my in-laws. View ... 
 
Posted by Born Too Late - 06/14/2013 - 7:52pm -

Another in a series of professional 8x10 pictures taken in Atlantic City in August, 1953 for Better Living Magazine, featuring my in-laws. View full size. Front seatWhere some kids sat. Before car seats, before seat belts. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Just Add Water (Colorized): 1922
... this Shorpy offering of four women on a rooftop in Atlantic City, circa 1922. View full size. (Colorized Photos) ... 
 
Posted by beatles9091 - 06/21/2013 - 6:55pm -

Just had to colorize this Shorpy offering of four women on a rooftop in Atlantic City, circa 1922. View full size. (Colorized Photos)
Charles Collis Markley Jr.
... died in 1938. Anyone know where this is? It may be outside Atlantic City, N.J. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by frontpg - 06/02/2009 - 7:04pm -

Charles Collis Markley Jr., in the 1930s before he died in 1938. Anyone know where this is? It may be outside Atlantic City, N.J. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Steel Pier: 1949
The Steel Pier, Atlantic City. Another in the set of found Kodachrome slides. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Deborah - 02/21/2014 - 8:21pm -

The Steel Pier, Atlantic City. Another in the set of found Kodachrome slides. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Buried at Seashore (Colorized): 1905
Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1905. "Beach bathers and Steel Pier." Detroit ... 
 
Posted by Simon - 06/03/2019 - 12:07pm -

Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1905. "Beach bathers and Steel Pier." Detroit Photographic Company. Colorized version of this photo. (Colorized Photos)
Brighton Beach race winner Aug 8 1907
... on eBay that also contains photos of the New York Skyline, Atlantic City beach, and (I think) the Iron Pier. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, ... 
 
Posted by fsheff - 11/08/2011 - 7:53am -

This is another photo of the automobile race winner at Brighton Beach, NY, August 8, 1907, according to notes in the album found on eBay that also contains photos of the New York Skyline, Atlantic City beach, and (I think) the Iron Pier. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Brighton Beach race winner Aug 8 1907
... album that also contains photos of the New York Skyline, Atlantic City beach, and (I think) the Iron Pier. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by fsheff - 11/08/2011 - 7:50am -

According to notes in the album this is the automobile race winner at Brighton Beach, NY, August 8, 1907. From Robert Dick: I would say he looks like Fiat driver Emanuele Cedrino. From Don Capps: The winner of the Brighton Beach 24 Hour event was Montague Roberts with William McLivrid using a Thomas 60 HP. There were several crashes and as a result there was one death and a number of injuries to the crews and spectators. This was an eBay find with pages from an album that also contains photos of the New York Skyline, Atlantic City beach, and (I think) the Iron Pier. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Alec and Dora: 1910
... 1st, 1910." The photo was taken in the Palace Studios, Atlantic City, NJ. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by eliz.avery - 05/25/2012 - 10:51pm -

Found at a thrift shop. On the back someone wrote "Alec and Dora, September 1st, 1910." The photo was taken in the Palace Studios, Atlantic City, NJ. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Clicquot Club
... in the 1950s my grandparents took a trip from Ohio to Atlantic City. This is one of the Kodachrome slides from their hotel. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by KAP - 03/24/2017 - 7:03pm -

Sometime in the 1950s my grandparents took a trip from Ohio to Atlantic City. This is one of the Kodachrome slides from their hotel. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Sittin' at the Ritz: 195x
... grandfather's Kodachromes from the 1950s while he was in Atlantic City for a convention. This is the Ritz Carlton and you can see a few people ... 
 
Posted by KAP - 03/09/2018 - 7:33pm -

One of my grandfather's Kodachromes from the 1950s while he was in Atlantic City for a convention. This is the Ritz Carlton and you can see a few people lounging on the balcony overlooking the ocean and the drop-off area. There appears to be a valet parking area with some very important looking black sedans. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Helen and Evelyn Ziv circa 1918
My grandmother and mother in Atlantic City in front of a typical photographer's studio background. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by markie1425 - 07/01/2016 - 8:55pm -

My grandmother and mother in Atlantic City in front of a typical photographer's studio background. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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