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
Collection Title
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
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