Boardwalk Scene

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Stock #:

261001

Type:

Postcard

Era:

Linen

City:

Jacksonville Beach

State:

Florida (FL)

County:

Duval

Publisher:

Dickinson's

Postmark:

1940 Jul-25

Postmark City:

Jacksonville

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Size:

3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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Situated on the Atlantic Ocean eighteen miles east of Jacksonville, the gateway of Florida on State Road 78. It has a year round climate of 70 degrees. A fine fishing pier extends out on the ocean a rendezvous for the angler. Safety for the bather is assured by a Red Cross Life Saving Corp of about 60 or more men; this being the first Red Cross Station organized in the United States. Motor Races are regular events on these hard packed sand beaches, having a length of approximately forty miles. Its width at low tide can accommodate over 40 cars abreast. Its Hotels, shops, picture shows and other amusements and its concrete promenade, gaily lighted, serve week-end crowds of over a hundred thousand. Beautiful settings of sub-tropical palms and sand dunes are in evidence among the beautiful homes belonging to commuters and local residents which line the beaches and vicinity

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Dost PUBLISHED BY DICKINSON'S. JACKSONVILLE BEACH. FLA. JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLORIDA Situated on the Atlantic Ocean eighteen miles east Jacksonville, the gateway of Florida on State Road 70 Ct has a year round climate of 70 degrees. A fine fisking pier extends out on the ocean a rendezvous for the vangjel 25 Safety for the bather is asɛured by a Red Cross Life Saying, Corp of about 60 or more men; this being the first Red Cross PM PNA Station organized in the United States, 40 regular events on these hard packed sand beaches having a length of approximately forty miles. Its width at low tide can accommodate over 40 cars abreast. Its Hotels, shops, picture shows and other amusements and its concrete prome- nade, gaily lighted, serve week-end crowds of over a hun- N dred thousand. Beautiful settings of sub-tropical palms and sand dunes are in evidence among the beautiful homes be- longing to commuters and local residents which line the w beaches and vicinity. Billet Thard DE Betllaen Stulb Bethlehen, ha Having a swell OUALITY Schlep ist 64595

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