A sandy dune slope, dotted with scrub and tufts of grass, rises between clumps of green trees toward a strip of blue ocean and a pale horizon. The printed caption names the spot simply as the sand dunes of Ocean City, Maryland, the Atlantic resort town on a barrier island in Worcester County, where shifting dunes and beach grass line the ocean front behind the boardwalk. The view is rendered in the soft, pastel-toned coloring typical of mid-century American view cards.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Bessie,
Here I am again
at Ocean City and
is it swell. We are
trying to get sunburned
and need it bad.
How are work people
and everybody? I
guess a lot of them have
been away.
I'll see you eventually.
Love
Betty
Linen-textured stock with a white border; production code 5A-H90 printed at lower right (Curt Teich numbering).
Postmark: OCEAN CITY MD AUG 22 11 30 AM (year not legible). Linen-texture divided-back card with 1¢ green Washington stamp; Curt Teich "C.T. Art-Colortone" stock sold by Harry P. Cann & Bro., Baltimore. Light edge wear, slight corner rounding.
Cite this card
Sand dunes by the ocean, Ocean City, Maryland, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sand-dunes-by-the-ocean-ocean-city-maryland-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.
