LB2016.13.335

LB2016.13.335

In this sunny portrait of mid-20th century summertime fun, families enjoy the surf and picturesque surroundings of Short Sands Beach at York Beach, Maine. The image captures the parade of great old hotels facing the ocean before their modification and replacement with amusement shops and other enterprises later in the 20th century. Served by the railroad from Boston and New York, and trolley from Kittery and Ogunquit, and developed during the last decades of the 19th century, York Beach attracted throngs of Northeastern city dwellers seeking relief from urban heat and congestion.