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.