Low resolution samples — prints are significantly sharper and more detailed.

🌊 Coastal History

Margate — Lucy the Elephant's Hometown

Margate is home to Lucy the Elephant — the six-story tin elephant built in 1881 as a real estate promotion — and in the 1920 aerial, Lucy is visible near the beachfront (look for the distinctive shape). Margate in 1920 was a substantial resort community with a wide beach and a residential character distinct from the casino hotels of Atlantic City to the north. By 1933, the Depression had slowed development and the hurricane had narrowed the beach. The 1962 aerial shows Margate after decades of growth and after the Ash Wednesday Storm, which caused beach erosion along the entire Absecon Island coast. Lucy the Elephant — still standing today — can be spotted in each aerial as a landmark connecting all three eras.

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Available in three sizes: 11×14″ Matted ($20) • 11×17″ Framed ($30) • 13×19″ Framed ($35)

1920 Print
11×14″ Matted $20
11×17″ Framed $30
13×19″ Framed $35
1933 Print
11×14″ Matted $20
11×17″ Framed $30
13×19″ Framed $35
1962 Print
11×14″ Matted $20
11×17″ Framed $30
13×19″ Framed $35

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