Postcard : A heavy swell on the beach. 1908

POST-1908-03 Swell on the Beach.jpg

Title

Postcard : A heavy swell on the beach. 1908

Description

Part of a series of postcards, labeled No. 2026. This card features a cartoon illustration of two scantily dressed women seated on a beach as a large man, smoking a cigarette and holding a cane, walks by them.

On the verso, the card is addressed to Mr. [A.L. Ferguson] Stauch's Pavilion Coney Island, and postmarked August 21, 1908. The message reads: "Pretty easy for you. Hey Al! Somebody sick!"

Date

1908

Subject

Clothing and dress
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
Ocean

Creator

Wellman, Walter

Physical Dimensions

9 x 14 cm.

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