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- Coney Island, Children on Sandy Barrens, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Coney Island, Children on Sandy Barrens, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Fort Hamilton, Beach, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Fort Hamilton, Beach, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Bathing Beach and Amusement Park, Long Beach, California, August 1910 -
- August 01, 1910
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Bathing Beach and Amusement Park, Long Beach, California, August 1910
- Advertising Poster, Woman Holding a Kodak Camera, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
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Advertising Poster, Woman Holding a Kodak Camera, circa 1925
- Brooklyn, Flatbush & Coney Island Railway Schedule for Visiting Brighton Beach, Summer 1879 - Since the 1850s, Coney Island had been a popular summer haven for New Yorkers. Brighton Beach, named after the fashionable English seaside resort, was located at the eastern end of Coney Island. By the 1870s, middle-class Brooklynites could hop on the Brooklyn, Flatbush, and Coney Island Railway and take advantage of this beach's saltwater bathing and gracious accommodations.
- 1879
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Brooklyn, Flatbush & Coney Island Railway Schedule for Visiting Brighton Beach, Summer 1879
Since the 1850s, Coney Island had been a popular summer haven for New Yorkers. Brighton Beach, named after the fashionable English seaside resort, was located at the eastern end of Coney Island. By the 1870s, middle-class Brooklynites could hop on the Brooklyn, Flatbush, and Coney Island Railway and take advantage of this beach's saltwater bathing and gracious accommodations.
- Trade Card for the New York & Manhattan Beach Railroad, 1878 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- circa 1878
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Trade Card for the New York & Manhattan Beach Railroad, 1878
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- The Beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1902 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- 1902
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The Beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1902
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- Amelia Earhart and Dorothy Binney Putnam at Manursing Beach, Rye, New York, 1928 - Amelia Earhart's successful flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928 brought instant fame. Her publicist (and eventual husband) George Putnam worked with Earhart to nurture that fame. Payments Earhart received for speeches and product endorsements helped fund further aviation endeavors. Her 1937 disappearance only added to Earhart's mystique. Arguably, she remains America's best-known female pilot even today.
- 1928
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Amelia Earhart and Dorothy Binney Putnam at Manursing Beach, Rye, New York, 1928
Amelia Earhart's successful flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928 brought instant fame. Her publicist (and eventual husband) George Putnam worked with Earhart to nurture that fame. Payments Earhart received for speeches and product endorsements helped fund further aviation endeavors. Her 1937 disappearance only added to Earhart's mystique. Arguably, she remains America's best-known female pilot even today.
- Bathers at Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan - Belle Isle is the largest municipal island park in the United States. Fredrick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, designed portions of the park. The City of Detroit opened Belle Isle to the public in 1880; over 260,000 people visited the park in the summer of 1882, proving its immediate popularity. It has remained among Michigan's most visited parks.
- 1910-1920
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Bathers at Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan
Belle Isle is the largest municipal island park in the United States. Fredrick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, designed portions of the park. The City of Detroit opened Belle Isle to the public in 1880; over 260,000 people visited the park in the summer of 1882, proving its immediate popularity. It has remained among Michigan's most visited parks.
- Bath House, Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan - Belle Isle is the largest municipal island park in the United States. Fredrick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, designed portions of the park. The City of Detroit opened Belle Isle to the public in 1880; over 260,000 people visited the park in the summer of 1882, proving its immediate popularity. It has remained among Michigan's most visited parks.
- 1910-1920
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Bath House, Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan
Belle Isle is the largest municipal island park in the United States. Fredrick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, designed portions of the park. The City of Detroit opened Belle Isle to the public in 1880; over 260,000 people visited the park in the summer of 1882, proving its immediate popularity. It has remained among Michigan's most visited parks.