Cape May in Vintage Postcards

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Antiques & Collectibles, Postcards, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History
Cover of the book Cape May in Vintage Postcards by Don Pocher, Pat Pocher, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Don Pocher, Pat Pocher ISBN: 9781439616123
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: June 1, 1998
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Don Pocher, Pat Pocher
ISBN: 9781439616123
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: June 1, 1998
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English

When the twentieth century was young, visitors to Cape May knew exactly how to show the folks back home the attractions, accommodations, and ambiance of �the Nation's Oldest Seaside Resort�: they sent a penny postcard. Publishers such as local entrepreneur Joseph K. Hand provided a vast choice of views, capturing white sands crowded with colorful tents and wool-suited bathers or beachfront hotels such as the Stockton, Lafayette, and Congress Hall. Popular postcards depicted amusement centers and nearby diversions: the Casino, Red Mill, Corinthian Yacht Club, Fun Factory, Convention Hall, and Cape May Point Lighthouse. Reprinted Victorian views of hotels destroyed by fire served as reminders of the resort's glory days. Real-photo cards chronicled newsworthy events including the creation of the harbor, construction of the huge Hotel Cape May, and the 1907 fire at the Iron Pier.

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When the twentieth century was young, visitors to Cape May knew exactly how to show the folks back home the attractions, accommodations, and ambiance of �the Nation's Oldest Seaside Resort�: they sent a penny postcard. Publishers such as local entrepreneur Joseph K. Hand provided a vast choice of views, capturing white sands crowded with colorful tents and wool-suited bathers or beachfront hotels such as the Stockton, Lafayette, and Congress Hall. Popular postcards depicted amusement centers and nearby diversions: the Casino, Red Mill, Corinthian Yacht Club, Fun Factory, Convention Hall, and Cape May Point Lighthouse. Reprinted Victorian views of hotels destroyed by fire served as reminders of the resort's glory days. Real-photo cards chronicled newsworthy events including the creation of the harbor, construction of the huge Hotel Cape May, and the 1907 fire at the Iron Pier.

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