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- The Islesworth Hotel and Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1901 - Atlantic City's first commercial hotel was built in 1853; its first boardwalk followed in 1870. Soon, with tourists flooding the popular coastal destination via road and rail, entrepreneurs expanded the boardwalks and built hotels throughout town. This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows one of the boardwalks and horse-drawn vehicles lining Virginia Avenue.
- circa 1901
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The Islesworth Hotel and Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1901
Atlantic City's first commercial hotel was built in 1853; its first boardwalk followed in 1870. Soon, with tourists flooding the popular coastal destination via road and rail, entrepreneurs expanded the boardwalks and built hotels throughout town. This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows one of the boardwalks and horse-drawn vehicles lining Virginia Avenue.
- Heinz Ocean Pier, Aerial View, Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1935 - The Heinz Ocean Pier, opened 1898, was the Heinz Company's costliest and most ambitious venture. It is here that the "57 Varieties" slogan became synonymous with the company. Open year-round, the Pier included product displays, free samples, slide lectures of the company's Pittsburgh plant, an impressive art collection, and free pickle pins. A hurricane destroyed the building in 1944.
- circa 1935
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Heinz Ocean Pier, Aerial View, Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1935
The Heinz Ocean Pier, opened 1898, was the Heinz Company's costliest and most ambitious venture. It is here that the "57 Varieties" slogan became synonymous with the company. Open year-round, the Pier included product displays, free samples, slide lectures of the company's Pittsburgh plant, an impressive art collection, and free pickle pins. A hurricane destroyed the building in 1944.
- 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.
- Advertising Process Photograph Showing Heinz Ocean Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 1923 - The Heinz Ocean Pier, opened 1898, was the Heinz Company's costliest and most ambitious venture. It is here that the "57 Varieties" slogan became synonymous with the company. Open year-round, the Pier included product displays, free samples, slide lectures of the company's Pittsburgh plant, an impressive art collection, and free pickle pins. A hurricane destroyed the building in 1944.
- September 01, 1923
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Advertising Process Photograph Showing Heinz Ocean Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 1923
The Heinz Ocean Pier, opened 1898, was the Heinz Company's costliest and most ambitious venture. It is here that the "57 Varieties" slogan became synonymous with the company. Open year-round, the Pier included product displays, free samples, slide lectures of the company's Pittsburgh plant, an impressive art collection, and free pickle pins. A hurricane destroyed the building in 1944.
- Group Posing with Bicycles, 1898-1906 - Bicycle riding became a popular American pastime in the late 19th century, particularly after the introduction of the safety bike -- with front and rear wheels of the same size -- in the mid-1880s. The men in this tintype, taken in a studio, used safety bicycles as props with which to pose for a group portrait.
- 1898-1906
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Group Posing with Bicycles, 1898-1906
Bicycle riding became a popular American pastime in the late 19th century, particularly after the introduction of the safety bike -- with front and rear wheels of the same size -- in the mid-1880s. The men in this tintype, taken in a studio, used safety bicycles as props with which to pose for a group portrait.
- Kodaking on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 1911 -
- April 18, 1911
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Kodaking on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 1911
- "The Birches and the Bay," Wequetonsing, Michigan, circa 1906 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1906
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"The Birches and the Bay," Wequetonsing, Michigan, circa 1906
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Women in a Rolling Chair Pushed by a Male Attendant, Boardwalk at Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1930 - Rolling chairs, introduced in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1884, were the only vehicles allowed on the resort town's popular boardwalk. Boardwalk businesses offered the chairs -- along with attendants to push them -- to tourists for rent. In 1891, Atlantic City began to capitalize on the practice, collecting a $10 licensing fee for each of the chairs.
- circa 1930
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Women in a Rolling Chair Pushed by a Male Attendant, Boardwalk at Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1930
Rolling chairs, introduced in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1884, were the only vehicles allowed on the resort town's popular boardwalk. Boardwalk businesses offered the chairs -- along with attendants to push them -- to tourists for rent. In 1891, Atlantic City began to capitalize on the practice, collecting a $10 licensing fee for each of the chairs.
- Rolling Chairs on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1905 -
- circa 1905
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Rolling Chairs on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1905
- Gate Entrance to Heinz Ocean Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1910 - The Heinz Ocean Pier, opened 1898, was the Heinz Company's costliest and most ambitious venture. It is here that the "57 Varieties" slogan became synonymous with the company. Open year-round, the Pier included product displays, free samples, slide lectures of the company's Pittsburgh plant, an impressive art collection, and free pickle pins. A hurricane destroyed the building in 1944.
- circa 1910
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Gate Entrance to Heinz Ocean Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1910
The Heinz Ocean Pier, opened 1898, was the Heinz Company's costliest and most ambitious venture. It is here that the "57 Varieties" slogan became synonymous with the company. Open year-round, the Pier included product displays, free samples, slide lectures of the company's Pittsburgh plant, an impressive art collection, and free pickle pins. A hurricane destroyed the building in 1944.