Vintage Look: Everyday Life in Atlantic City from the 1900s

By | August 15, 2016

Vintage photos work just like a time machine - they transport us back in time. Just like this collection of 40 incredible black and white photos that show us the everyday life of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and the Jersey Shore from the 1900s.

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Circa 1901: The Islesworth and Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City
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Circa 1900: Hotel Windsor, Atlantic City. At left, the Traymore
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Circa 1904: Young's Hotel and Boardwalk, Atlantic City
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Circa 1904: Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Circa 1904: Steeplechase Pier and bathers, Atlantic City
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Circa 1904: The Jersey Shore
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Circa 1905: Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Circa 1905: Along the beach, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Circa 1905: New Jersey
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Circa 1905: The Jersey Shore
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Circa 1905: Hotel Chalfonte and Boardwalk
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Circa 1907: Hotel Chalfonte and Boardwalk, Atlantic City
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Circa 1905: Virginia Avenue strollers (and rollers) in Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Circa 1905: Grand Atlantic Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Circa 1910: The beach and Steeplechase Pier, Atlantic City
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Circa 1908: The Atlantic City Boardwalk, Hotel Dennis. At right, the Marlborough-Blenheim, along with other buildings.
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Circa 1906: The Jersey Shore, rolling chairs on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Hotel Traymore in the background.
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Circa 1906: Hotel busses at P.R. depot, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Circa 1906: Atlantic City bathers posing for the camera. Hotel Traymore and Brady's Baths." At left, the domed Marlborough-Blenheim hotel.
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Circa 1906: The Jersey Shore
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Circa 1910: Bathers at Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Circa 1910: The Jersey Shore
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Circa 1910: Bather nattily attired in a variety of suits, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Circa 1907: Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Circa 1907: Haddon Hall and Boardwalk, Atlantic City
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Circa 1907: Seaside Hotel (Seaside House), Atlantic City
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Circa 1905: Strollers on parade, Boardwalk, Atlantic City
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Circa 1905: Ponies on the beach, Atlantic City
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Circa 1908: On the Boardwalk, Atlantic City
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Circa 1910: Steel Pier, Atlantic City
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Circa 1910: Steeplechase Pier and Boardwalk, Atlantic City
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Circa 1908: Bathing beach and Steeplechase Pier, Atlantic City
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Circa 1908: Boardwalk and bathing beach, Atlantic City
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Circa 1908: Virginia Avenue from the Boardwalk, Atlantic City
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Circa 1905: Atlantic City
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Circa 1906: On the beach, Atlantic City.
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Circa 1905: Crowded beach, Atlantic City
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Circa 1917: Life-saving lookout, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Circa 1908: Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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The Jersey Shore in 1904. Pier at the inlet, Atlantic City
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