Ocean City, MD: Bathing Beach, front of Jackson CasinoThis restored linen postcard captures the Bathing Beach in front of the Jackson Casino in Ocean City, Maryland, where sun seekers gathered along the sand to enjoy the Atlantic shore. Set on a barrier island in Worcester County, Ocean City has welcomed summer visitors since its founding in 1875, and by the era shown here it had grown into one of the East Coast's favorite seaside resorts. From roughly the 1930s through the 1940s, American "linen"

The photograph was created as part of the Carnegie Survey and is preserved in the Library of Congress

The structure dates back to approximately 1828-1850 and reflects the architectural styles prevalent during that period

For anyone who grew up in Medford

William Rozier and his wife

The image was published in Thomas Tileston Watermans The Early Architecture of North Carolina in 1941 and was acquired from the Frances Benjamin Johnston estate in 1953

Weidenmann of Hartford

including The Early Architecture of North Carolina from 1941

this image is a valuable documentation of the regions historical buildings

the surrounding hills of Chemung County

This survey aimed to preserve the architectural history of the region for future generations

this historic residence exemplifies early American architecture in the region

The image showcases abandoned buildings adorned with intricate brickwork