Vintage Beach Scenes

Black and white images of busy beaches and boardwalks from past decades, capturing the lively atmosphere of summer vacations.

Vintage photograph. Crowded boardwalk and beach scene at Jones Beach, Long Island, New York

Anefo photo collection. Summery weekend. Bustle on the beach. April 21, 1968

Vintage photograph. Crowded boardwalk and beach scene at Jones Beach, Long Island, New York

High angle view of tourists on the beach, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Anefo photo collection. Printed on Zandvoort. April 30, 1958. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Miami, Florida: c. 1930People enjoying the the beach at the Roney Plaza Hotel.

Tel-Aviv. 1898, Israel

Vintage Photograph. Beach with Steel Pier in Background.

Anefo photo collection. Bustle on beach, Zandvoort. July 8, 1971. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Poll photo collection. Israel 1964-1965: Tel Aviv, during the Sabbath to the sea. Pushed beach with bathers in beach chairs. January 1, 1964. Israel, Tel Aviv

Vintage Photograph. View of beach with hotels in background in Atlantic City New Jersey.

Anefo photo collection. Summer printed in Zandvoort. June 26, 1960. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Anefo photo collection. Strand life Scheveningen, beach and the pier. August 14, 1973. Scheveningen, South Holland

Bathing at City Point, South Boston, Massachusetts, USA, circa 1905

'The Beach, Great Yarmouth', c1896. Artist: Alfred Price.

Vintage Photograph. Boardwalk from sundeck of Traymore Hotel.

Anefo photo collection. Beach printed in Zandvoort. July 27, 1980. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Beach, durban, southafrica, africa 1930-40.

Anefo photo collection. Sunbathing, Zandvoort Beach. June 18, 1984. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Anefo photo collection. Printed on Scheveningen, full terraces. March 28, 1965. Scheveningen, South Holland

Holiday makers crowd the beach, Margate, on the Isle of Thanet, Kent, England Date: 1909

Crowded Beach, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, Detroit Publishing Company, 1904

Anefo photo collection. Sun worshipers on Zandvoort beach camping, beach with chairs. April 7, 1969. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Scheveningue, The Hague, Netherlands beach and thrown , 1929 - Netherlands - Stéphane Passet - (August 17-31) (French - Scheveningue , La Haye , Pays-Bas Plage et jetée). Sea , ocean, woman, worldly entertainment, stilts, civil engineering, child, commercial architecture, Human beings, entertainment, housing , architecture

The Bathing beach, Magnolia, Mass, Beaches, United States, Massachusetts, Gloucester, 1904

Beach scene , Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Ocean City, Maryland , Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Vintage Photograph. View of La Concha Beach in San Juan Puerto Rico.

MIami Beach, Florida: c. 1930 An overview of the winter beach scene.

Crowd of people on a beach, roller coasters in background , Beaches, Amusement piers. Jack Miller Collection

A day of relaxation, Old Orchard Beach, Maine , Beaches, Amusement rides, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Vintage Photograph. Beach at Atlantic City.

Anefo photo collection. Big crowds on Zandvoort beach. July 10, 1977

Fregene Beach. Lazio. Italy 1920

in australia the beach tourist and surfer

Anefo photo collection. Printed in the beach pavilions in Zandvoort. February 20, 1961. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Beach view northeast of Ocean Pier, Old Orchard Beach, Maine , Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Anefo photo collection. Zandvoort warmth, outlines beach. June 9, 1966. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Beach scene , Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Anefo photo collection. Zandvoort. April 4, 1946. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Warsaw. T from the series to the photojournalist U "exodus" about summer, Saturday-Sunday trips of Poles from the city to the riverside and pools, "Wiatr", 1964, No. 27, pp. 1, 8-9; Pra 1964 (1964-00-00-1964-00-00);

Hampton Virginia , Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

People walking along path and lounging on beach , Beaches, Roads. Leon Abdalian Collection

Sunbathers enjoying the sand and surf at Old Orchard Beach, Maine , Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The Yachtclub on Aruba. October 1955. Aruba, Netherlands Antilles

Anefo photo collection. Lonely bathrobes amidst empty sun loungers on the Zandvoort terrace. April 10, 1966. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Valencia. 1920 (CA.) Appearance of Las Arenas beach.

Beach, marina di carrara, Tuscany, italy 1964.

Elsevier photo collection. Empty beach summer day, due bad weather. June 21, 1953. Scheveningen, Zandvoort

South Beach, Staten Island (people on beach and on float, pier in background). Postcards. Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Swimming pool, bathing establishment principe di savoia, viareggio, Tuscany, italy, 1963.

Vintage Photograph. Beachgoers in overall view of Coney Island Beach in New York City.

Poll photo collection. Israel 1964-1965: Tel Aviv, during the Sabbath to the sea. Bath guests and beach chairs on the beach (in the surf of the sea playing people Beach tennis). January 1, 1964. Israel, Tel Aviv

Anefo photo collection. Beautiful beach weather. Pressed in Scheveningen; In the background the pier. July 5, 1983. Scheveningen, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Terrace in Scheveningen. April 15, 1968. Scheveningen, South Holland

Poll photo collection. Israel 1964-1965: Tel Aviv, during the Sabbath to the sea. Pushed beach with bathers in beach chairs. January 1, 1964. Israel, Tel Aviv

Ocean City, Maryland , Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Vintage Photograph. Beachgoers relaxing at Sherwood Island State Park Largest beach and picnic area on Long Island.

Beach in Zandvoort with lemonade tent, 1900 - 1905 photograph Strand van Zandvoort seen from the boulevard. The beach is full of beach chairs, a boat on the right and some bath booths on wheels. There is a tent in the middle: Heineken's beer, lemonade. Zandvoort photographic support beach (as place of recreation) Zandvoort

Photograph of tourists at the West Pier at Brighton on the eve of the August Bank Holiday. Dated 20th Century

Summer at the sea shore - recreation pier and bathers, Asbury Park, NJ, USA, circa 1901

Space At A Premium -- This is a sample of the crowded pleasure facilities at Coney Island today as some 1,100,000 jammed the beach in an effort to escape the City's 92.9 degree heat. July 3, 1955. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. Heat wave in Scheveningen. Bustle on the beach. August 7, 1975. Scheveningen, South Holland

Vintage Photograph. General view of boardwalk, beach, and Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, New York

Warsaw. T from the series to the photojournalist U "exodus" about summer, Saturday-Sunday trips of Poles from the city to the riverside and pools, "Wiatr", 1964, No. 27, pp. 1, 8-9; Pra 1964 (1964-00-00-1964-00-00);

Poll photo collection. Scheveningen .. The boulevard in Scheveningen. 1933. Scheveningen, South Holland

Brighton Beach

Anefo photo collection. Printed on sand fever beach. June 7, 1976

Mexico, Sinaloa, Mazatlan, Beach and unfinished hotel in background

in australia the beach tourist lifeguard and surfer

Anefo photo collection. Bustle on beach, Zandvoort. July 8, 1971. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. View of the Wilhelminaplein in Kralendijk on Bonaire from the terrace of the governor viewing building. 1947. Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Recreation sites, airports E.D., Swimming pools. August 1957. Leiderdorp

Puerto Rico, San Juan, Couple on Candado Beach

Anefo photo collection. Beautiful late summer weather. Bustle on the Zandvoort beach. September 15, 1963

Italy. Lazio. Bagni di Tivoli. Pool at the acque albule. 1968

Vintage Photograph. Vintage beach day nostalgia with a bustling shoreline crowd.

Poll photo collection. Israel: Herzlia (Herzliya). Bath guests on the beach. undated. Herzliya, Israel

Vintage Photograph. Martinique Beach.

Riccione, italy

Long Island, New York: c. 1928. Unique decorative signs are now in use at the Jones Beach State Park. This one points the way to the beach chairs and umbrellas.©Underwood Archives

Poll photo collection. Israel: Herzlia (Herzliya) Accadia Hotel. The hotel complex on the sea with the parking lot and the beach ventier on the foreground. undated. Herzliya, Israel

Anefo photo collection. Pentecost weekend, the boulevard in Scheveningen with pier and beach. June 3, 1963. Scheveningen, South Holland

Vintage Photograph. Overall view of Daytona Beach Florida.

Vacation time in Maine , Beaches, Piers & wharves, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Elsevier photo collection. Storm Netherlands coastal strip Falled wicker terrace chairs. March 14, 1951

Boulevard, Revere Beach, looking toward Winthrop , Beaches, Streets. Leon Abdalian Collection

A view of the bathing scene at Coney Island, circa 1920

The Beach at Old Orchard, Maine | Library of Congress

Vintage Photograph. Overall view of beachgoers at Miami Beach Florida.

Anefo photo collection. Summer printed in Zandvoort. June 26, 1960. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

USA, New Jersey, Atlantic City, beach and ocean

Beach scene , Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Bathing at Brighton Beach

Baltic Sea beach in Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a photochrom print from the 1890s.

'Greetings from Myrtle Beach, S.C.' , Beaches, Amusement parks, Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

1950s 1953 EASTER PARADERS LOOKING UP AT CAMERA ON BOARDWALK IN ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY

The Wildwoods by the Sea , Beaches, Piers & wharves, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

New York, New York: c. 1925 Crowds on the boardwalk at Coney Island in Brooklyn on a warm summer day.

View looking north at Cape May Beach, Cape, May, N.J. , Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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