Atlantic City: Scenes From a Beach Town's Heyday - LIFE
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In 1941 legendary LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt went to Atlantic City and chronicled the bustling activity and amusements of the beach town at its peak. In these pictures you’ll see the 1940 Miss America, Frances Burke, who had been crowned the year before at Atlantic City’s Convention Hall, posing with her sash on the beach. Read more
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Atlantic City: Scenes From a Beach Town's Heyday - LIFE