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Bathers and parasols on the sand, Far Rockaway Beach, Long Island, New York, circa 1910

Subjects
Bathing & Beach ResortsBeaches & CoastlinesCrowds & Gatherings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Bathers and parasols on the sand, Far Rockaway Beach, Long Island, New York, circa 1910, Charlotte Sweet, MA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Bathers and parasols on the sand, Far Rockaway Beach, Long Island, New York, circa 1910, Charlotte Sweet, MA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A dense crowd of beachgoers fills the sand at Far Rockaway Beach, Long Island, with many women in long dresses and hats seated beneath rented umbrellas and parasols while bathers in dark suits stand or wade near the water. Far Rockaway, at the eastern end of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens, was one of the most popular ocean resorts for New Yorkers in the early 20th century, served by excursion trains and trolleys and lined with bathhouses, pavilions and hotels. The printed caption markets the scene as 'a continual round of pleasure' on the sands.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

from Papa August 24 1907

PublisherWm. F. Gray
A CONTINUAL ROUND OF PLEASURE ON THE SANDS AT FAR ROCKAWAY BEACH, L. I. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE FOR ADDRESS ONLY. 57315 Wm. F. Gray, Far Rockaway, L. I. (Germany)
PostmarkedNewburyport, MA, August 25, 1907, 14:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Sweet

Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Newburyport, MA
PublisherWm. F. Gray
ConditionGood
Place addressedCharlotte Sweet, Amesbury, MA
PublisherWm. F. Gray, Far Rockaway, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1906
NotesNo white border; grainy, stippled color printing; worn and chipped edges with light soiling and a small stain at the left edge. Postmark: AMESBURY AUG 26 / NEWBURYPORT MASS AUG 25 2:30 PM 1907. Divided back with red 'POST CARD' heading, 'THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE' / 'FOR ADDRESS ONLY.'; publisher imprint along left edge notes printing in Germany; card toned with worn, chipped corners.

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Bathers and parasols on the sand, Far Rockaway Beach, Long Island, New York, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bathers-and-parasols-on-the-sand-far-rockaway-beach-long-isl. Accessed October 25, 2026.