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The Boardwalk and Beach

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Description: Elevated view of the beach and boardwalk. People are walking down the boardwalk past a line of shops along the left side, and, to the right, sunbathers lie...
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Dining Room at White Birch Lodge

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Description: Interior of a dining room in White Birch Lodge. The room is filled with birch furniture and the windows are adorned with drapes.
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First Avenue

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Description: View looking down First Avenue, with shops on the left and small houses on the right. Automobiles are parked along both sides of the street. The signs pain...
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First Avenue

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Description: View looking down First Avenue, lined on either side with one and two-story homes. A man stands on the porch of the house in the right foreground and autom...
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First Avenue

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Description: A row of mostly one-story homes standing along First Avenue. A young child plays in the front yard of a home at left while two men walk down the dirt road ...
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Wriests Beach

Date: 1915
Description: An elevated lifeguard station stands on the sand at Wriests Beach while people sunbathe on the beach and wade in the water. The sign on the lifeguard stati...
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Bathers on the Beach

Date: 1920
Description: A rowboat rests on the sand at a beach while sunbathers gather around umbrellas set up nearby. A boardwalk and several buildings are in in the background.
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The Beach and Ocean

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view toward men, women and children relaxing and sunbathing on the beach. A few people are wading in the water.
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The Boardwalk

Date: 1915
Description: View along boardwalk, with people sitting, and other people walking. Buildings are along the left, and on the right is a lifeguard tower that looks down o...
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Bathing Scene at Tenth Street

Date: 1915
Description: People crowd the boardwalk at Tenth Street, entering and exiting the shops at left. On the right people are sunbathing on the beach and swimming in the sur...
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The Beach Health Class

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of men, women and children standing in long rows along the beach, with fingers touching their shoulders, caught in the middle of an exercise ...
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Boardwalk Restaurant Interior

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Description: Interior of a boardwalk restaurant. The room features cafeteria style decor with many tables and booths.
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Rainbow Diner

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Description: Exterior of Rainbow Diner, a long building with windows and drapes. Two sets of stairs lead to doorways, and signs are painted on the building facade. One ...
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Peace Activist David Cline

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Description: David Cline, a Vietnam War veteran and a national leader in Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace, talking to a woman at a Memorial Day c...
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Saluting the War Dead

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Description: David Cline, a Vietnam War veterans and a national leader in Veterans for Peace and Vietnam Veterans Against the War, during a Memorial Day ceremony in Jer...
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Laurel-in-the-Pines Hotel

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Description: Wicker chairs, tables, and potted palms are arranged beneath a skylight in the lobby of Laurel-in-the-Pines Hotel. The hotel opened in 1891.
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Lakewood Hotel

Date: 1900
Description: View across road toward the hotel. In the foreground is a horse-drawn carriage. The hotel opened in 1891 and the building features a central pavilion with ...
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The Goble Inn

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Description: Exterior of the Goble Inn. The land, purchased in 1892, features a driveway and trees surrounding the inn. An automobile is parked near stairs that lead to...
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Monument Hotel Front Entrance

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Description: View of the Monument Hotel front entrance, featuring Greek columns, decorative foliage, and a fountain. An American flag flies from atop the building's cup...
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White Birch Lodge with Log Walkway

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Description: Elevated view of White Birch Lodge. A log walkway leads to the rustic summer house surrounded by trees. A body of water stands in the background.

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