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Boardwalk and beach, Ocean City, New Jersey, circa 1940

Subjects
Bathing & Beach ResortsBeaches & CoastlinesCrowds & Gatherings
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Boardwalk and beach, Ocean City, New Jersey, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Boardwalk and beach, Ocean City, New Jersey, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A crowded general view of the Ocean City boardwalk, with strollers in summer dress and beachgoers scattered across the sand toward the surf; American flags fly from lamp posts along the walk and a long pavilion-like building lines the left side. Ocean City was laid out in 1879 as a dry, family-oriented resort on a barrier island south of Atlantic City, and its boardwalk became the center of summer activity. The linen-textured, brightly colored look of this card is typical of American postcards printed in the late 1930s through the 1940s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Ann. I thought you might add this post card to your collection. I hope you don't already have it. Last night daddy took me on the ferris wheel and it was a lot of fun. I do wish you were here. Give my love to your mother & father. Love, Elinor I am having a swell time

PublisherColourpicture Publishers, Inc.
GENERAL VIEW OF THE BOARDWALK, OCEAN CITY, N. J OC59 14397 --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD A COLORPICTURE PUBLICATION, CAMBRIDGE, MASS., U.S.A.
PostmarkedSeptember 14, 1944, 13:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Ann Maden

Philadelphia, PA, 44

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherColourpicture Publishers, Inc.
SeriesOC59
ConditionVery good
Place addressedAnn Maden, Alden Park Manor, Philadelphia, PA, 44
Place depictedOcean City, NJ
PublisherColorpicture Publications, Cambridge, MA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWide yellow border; visible linen/canvas texture; printed card numbers OC59 (upper right) and 14397 (lower right). Postmark: OCEAN CITY N.J. SEP 14 1 PM 1944. Divided-back linen-era card; light corner/edge wear, small stain at upper left.

Cite this card

Boardwalk and beach, Ocean City, New Jersey, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/boardwalk-and-beach-ocean-city-new-jersey-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.