Daytona Beach Boardwalk and Fun Fair at Night, 1965

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Artifact Overview

This photograph shows the games, rides, souvenir shops and food stands lining the boardwalk at Daytona Beach, Florida. At night the lights attracted the tourists to stop, shop, eat, and play. During the day most of these same tourists would be on the sandy beach.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

February 1965

Creator Notes

Photographed for the State of Florida News Bureau of Tallahassee, Florida

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.135.1757

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.063 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

Printed on back: STATE OF FLORIDA / DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION / FLORIDA NEWS BUREAU / TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA / By night, famous Daytona Beach offers fun on the boardwalk with exciting rides and games. Of course the boardwalk is there by day too, but when the sun comes up, its the beach and the surf of the Atlantic that captures most of the attention. / DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA Handwritten on back, upper corner; Feb 1965