Maxwell Did It!: Photographing the Atlantic City Boardwalk, 1920s-1950s

1930s

Camel Spectacular

Smoke a fresh Cigarette Camel in the humidor pack

Hamid's Pier spectacular and highway billboard

Hamid's M.D. Pier
Come to Hamid&#039;s Million Dollar Pier<br /> 5 miles east of Trenton, N.J., south of Pennsylvania

The boardwalk in spring and summer

I carry you in my pocket...<br />
Jantzen swimming suits [swim suits], Molded Fit, Schenley, Sunburn Cream (3 advertisements)

Aerial views of the boardwalk and the beach

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Restaurant, cigarettes, Whiskey (3 advertisements)
Soft Drink, Whiskey, Paint (3 advertisements)
Coca-Cola Soft Drink, Sherwin-Williams Paint, R.C. Maxwell Co. Advertising (4 advertisements)

Bromo-Seltzer and Camel billboards on Central Pier

Camel cigarettes, Kool cigarettes, Chevrolet car dealer (3 advertisements)
&quot;Fine Thanks!&quot; since I keep Bromo-Seltzer handy for headaches

Noxema and Bromo-Seltzer spectaculars

For Sunburn Noxzema Doesn&#039;t Stain
Noxzema Skin Cream, Camel Cigarettes, Ballantine&#039;s Beer, Jantzen Swimwear (4 advertisements)
Bromo-Seltzer [Bromo Seltzer] Headache Medicine, Calvert whiskey (2 advertisements)
Bromo-Seltzer [Bromo Seltzer] Headache Medicine, Calvert whiskey (2 advertisements)

Beach scenes

Noxzema skin cream, Exide Car Batteries, Coca-Cola Soft Drink, Old Gold Cigarettes, &quot;Tobacco Road&quot; at Garden Pier Theater (5 advertisements)
Cigarettes, Cigarettes (2 advertisements)

Boardwalk crowds and rolling carts

Camel cigarettes, Kool cigarettes (2 advertisements)
Cigarettes, automobiles, cars (2 advertisements)
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Hair care product, Chesterfield cigarettes (2 advertisements)

Calvert spectacular

Call For Calvert
Call for Calvert
Calvert Whiskey, Steel Pier Entertainment, Wesson Cooking Oil (3 advertisements)
Calvert Whiskey, &quot;Nurse from Brooklyn&quot; a play at Steel Pier, Regis Restaurant (3 advertisements)

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