A crowded beach at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, with bathers and strollers on the sand and spectators seated along the balconies of the pier building. The ocean is visible at left. Steel Pier opened in 1898 and by 1908 was a hub of Atlantic City's summer amusements, drawing vacationers to its beach, shows, and concessions. The sender writes that he arrived the previous evening and is going out bathing, wishing his friend could join him in the water.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Aug. 21, 08
Arrived here yestd
evg. Am having a
fine time am
going out bathing
wish you were
here to go along.
we would put in
a fine time, we would
all be in water instead
of lawn. Geo. W. Weaver.
PostmarkedAtlantic City, NJ, August 21, 1908, 11:30
Color lithograph; publisher mark: Rosin & Co., Phila. & New York; printed caption in red cursive.
Postmark: ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. AUG 21 11:30 AM 1908. Divided-back card with printed stamp box; heavy foxing/staining across the back; stamp torn at right edge; 'Made in Germany' imprint along left edge.
Cite this card
Bathers on the beach at Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bathers-on-the-beach-at-steel-pier-atlantic-city-nj-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.
