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At the beach

Image

An unidentified African American man walking on a beach, most likely Missouri Avenue Beach, Atlantic City, NJ.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Bart Varsalona

Image

Bart Varsalona playing the trombone while in the ocean water at the beach. Varsalona is chest deep in water and facing to the side.

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Five unidentified men on a beach

Image

Five unidentified men on a beach in Liberia in front of large kayaks. The men are wearing swimming shorts and looking forward.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Five unidentified men on a beach

Image

Five unidentified men on a beach in Liberia in front of large canoes. The men are wearing swimming shorts and looking forward.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Five unidentified women on the beach

Image

Five unidentified women on the beach in Liberia. Four women are sitting at a table under an umbrella and playing cards. A fifth woman standing on the...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Footbridge and the Eugénie church in Biarritz, France

Image

A man dressed in a suit and a top hat stands on the seaside promenade beside Sainte-Eugénie Church in Biarritz, Basque Country, France. A footbridge...

Date Published
1891 to 1900
Member of
Jacob L. Loose Collection

Freddie Green on the beach

Image

Freddie Green walking on a beach, most likely Missouri Avenue Beach, Atlantic City, NJ.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Going for a swim

Image

An unidentified African American man swimming, most likely at Missouri Avenue Beach, Atlantic City, NJ.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Group of women playing cards on the beach

Image

A group of unidentified women sitting at a table on the beach in Liberia. They are sitting under a large striped umbrella and playing cards.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Hendrik Jordense, Howard Jordan, Orchid Jordan, Leon Jordan, and Lt. T. Colwel Jordense on a beach

Image

Hendrik Jordense, Lt. T. Colwell Jordense, Orchid Jordan, Leon Jordan, and Howard Jordan standing left to right on a beach in Monrovia. They are...

Date Published
February-01-1948
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Hendrik Jordense, Lt. T. Colwell Jordense, and Leon Jordan on a beach

Image

Hendrik Jordense, Lt. T. Colwell Jordense, and Leon Jordan standing left to right on a beach in Monrovia. Colwell is holding rope used to set up a...

Date Published
February-01-1948
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

James Starr, John W. Starr, and John Philip Starr standing at the beach

Image

James Starr, John W. Starr, and John Philip Starr (left to right) standing in front of the water wearing suits; John and Philip holding drinks.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Martha Jane Starr Collection

John W. Starr at a beach resort

Image

John W. Starr sitting on a beach in his swim trunks at a resort with mountains in background.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Martha Jane Starr Collection

Orchid Jordan on the beach

Image

Orchid Jordan, two unidentified men, and an unidentified woman standing on the beach in Liberia. Orchid is standing on behind the men and looking...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid Jordan on the beach

Image

Orchid Jordan, two unidentified men, and an unidentified woman standing on the beach in Liberia. Orchid is standing on the left, wearing a white...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Orchid Jordan on the beach

Image

Orchid Jordan, two unidentified women, and an unidentified man sitting on the beach in Liberia. Orchid is sitting on the left, wearing a white blouse...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Passengers from the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise

Image

Passengers from the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise relaxing on a beach. People are walking in the water and laying down on towels in the sand. Blue and...

Date Published
October-1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Passengers from the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise

Image

Passengers from the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise walking onto a beach from a small boat. People are walking down a ramp out the backside of the boat.

Date Published
October-1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

People on a Caribbean beach

Image

People walking and resting on a Caribbean beach. Some people are walking into the water. Others are sitting and laying on the sand. A small wooden...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

People sitting at tables under umbrellas on the beach

Image

People sitting at tables under umbrellas on the beach in Liberia. The man in front is looking down while talking. Everyone is playing games or talking...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

People sitting at tables under umbrellas on the beach

Image

People sitting at tables under umbrellas on the beach in Liberia. The man and woman in front are playing Cribbage.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

People swimming in the Caribbean

Image

People swimming off a beach in the Caribbean. Another man is standing in the waters with inflatable rafts. Several rafts are in the water and on the...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Pete Tilyou Bathhouse

Image

A bearded white man in suit and hat, from his left side, stands outside the Peter Tilyou Bathhouse at Coney Island, New York. A gazebo is just outside...

Date Published
1870
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Six unidentified men carrying a large canoe

Image

Six unidentified men carrying a large canoe on the beach towards water in Liberia. The canoe has intricate painting along the side.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Three unidentified women and a man on the beach

Image

Three unidentified women and an unidentified man sitting under beach umbrellas in Liberia. One woman is holding a ball.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

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Member of

  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (18)
  • Betty Crow Collection (4)
  • Martha Jane Starr Collection (3)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (3)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (3)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (1)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (1)
  • Jacob L. Loose Collection (1)
  • Ted Malone Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (35)

Genres

  • Snapshots (33)
  • Black & white photographs (29)
  • Gelatin silver prints (28)
  • Group portraits (24)
  • Color photographs (4)
  • Albumen prints (1)
  • Cityscape photographs (1)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (35)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (21)
  • 1951-1960 (17)
  • 1991-2000 (4)
  • 1931-1940 (2)
  • 1961-1970 (2)
  • 1861-1870 (1)

Subjects

  • Men, White (5)
  • Jazz musicians (4)
  • African American men (3)
  • Bathing beaches (3)
  • Beachgoers (3)
  • Boats and boating (3)
  • Segregated beaches (3)
  • Cruise ships (2)
  • Jazz musicians, White (2)
  • Tourists (2)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Bathhouses (1)
  • Bays (1)
  • Beverages (1)
  • Bodies of water (1)
  • Church buildings (1)
  • Cliffs (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Fathers and sons (1)
  • Footbridges (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Promenades (Pedestrian areas) (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Swimming (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Water (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) Beaches (35)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Liberia (16)
  • Atlantic City (N.J.) (3)
  • Missouri Avenue Beach (Atlantic City, N.J.) (3)
  • Caribbean Area (2)
  • Monrovia (Liberia) (2)
  • Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Jordan, Orchid, 1910-1995 (5)
  • Durrett, Warren (3)
  • Jordan, Leon M. (Leon Mercer), 1905-1970 (2)
  • Starr, John Wilbur, 1905-2000 (2)
  • Green, Freddie, 1911-1987 (1)
  • Starr, James Lee (1)
  • Starr, John Philip (1)
  • Varsalona, Bart (1)

Date Published

  • 1947 (16)
  • 1952 (16)
  • 1941 (6)
  • 1950 (6)
  • 1931 (2)
  • 1940 (2)
  • 1948-02-01 (2)
  • 1992-10 (2)
  • 1995 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 1870 (1)
  • 1891/1900 (1)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1955 (1)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1966 (1)
  • 1970 (1)

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