St. Augustine Beach, Saint Augustine, Florida, circa 1957

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Artifact Overview

Saint Augustine, Florida, dating back to Spanish occupation in the 1500s, became a popular winter resort for wealthy northerners in the 1880s, when the railroad came through town. By the 1950s, motorists of all sorts had clearly replaced those earlier elite vacationers, intent on enjoying the long stretch of sunny beach.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1957

Subject Date

circa 1957

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.135.1768

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: 3.5 in
Width: 5.438 in

Inscriptions

Ink stamp on back reads: J. CARVER HARRIS / Photographer / ... ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA Handwritten in grease pencil on back of image: St. Augustine Beach