Daily Photo — “Bathing Hour, 1908”
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The Jersey Shore circa 1908. “The bathing hour, Atlantic City.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.
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Daily Photo — “Night Scene, Cumberland Glass Works. Bridgeton, N.J.: 1909”
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I love this one, not only because it is local, but because of some unique things in the photo itself. The photo was taken at night so a longer exposure was needed to capture a good image. As a result you capture blur from motion — most notably in the boy just to the right of center and in the center boy’s hand as he works the glass. What you really need to do to appreciate this, however, is zoom in on the boy to the far left — notice anything interesting about his eyes?
November, 1909. “Night Scene, Cumberland Glass Works. Bridgeton, N.J.” Photo by Lewis Hine.
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Daily Photo — “A.C. Express, 1905”
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Atlantic City, NJ circa 1905. 5×7 glass negative.
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Daily Photo — “Boardwalk Strollers, 1905”
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Daily Photo — “The Night Shift, 1909”
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November 19, 1909. “A group working on night shift at Hereford Glass Works, Cape May Court House, New Jersey. I saw the smallest boy carrying in shortly before midnight, November 18th.” Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Daily Photo — “The Steel Pier, 1910”
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The Jersey Shore circa 1910. “Steel Pier, Atlantic City.” Now playing: Vessella’s Italian Band. 8×10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co.
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Daily Photo — “On the Beach, 1904”
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“Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1904. “On the beach.” Someone pass the Coppertone, please. 8×10 dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co.”
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Daily Photo — “Submerged Roller Coaster”
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The remains of the Jet Star Roller Coaster in Seaside Heights, NJ after its pier was destroyed and submerged in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, 2012.

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