From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection
Bathing at Kennebunk Beach, Maine C68
Image sighting down Kennebunk's beach on a summer day, with large vacation houses lining the shore on the left, and the water on the right. Since becoming a family vacation destination beginning in the 1870s. Kennebunk was popular for its sandy beaches, quaint town center, and relative proximity to Boston and lower New England via train and automobile.
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LB2010.9.119498