Framed or unframed, desk size to sofa size, printed by us in Arizona and Alabama since 2007. Explore now.
Shorpy is funded by you. Patreon contributors get an ad-free experience.
Learn more.
The Jersey Shore circa 1910. "On the beach at Atlantic City." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
look as if they could be with the photographer. Definitely appears to be a large camera case on the sand, and the pouch slung over the shoulder of the taller one looks about right for the plates.
My dress hiked nearly up to my knee, almost my entire Stocking showing, and in public!
My word, I'll be the scandal of Mayberry!
before there was a Situation or a Snooky. Those were the days!!!
The lady looks like she could crack a walnut in the crook of her elbow. Those are some impressive arms for a woman. Hands too.
I still marvel at the sight of these women in their stockings or is it tights? Compare them to how the men are dressed.
What also amazes me is no more than a decade later how different fashion would become for women.
I don't remember seeing a photograph quite like this. The camera is angled to view from the ocean. No more boardwalks or piers seen in this pic.
On Shorpy:
Today’s Top 5