From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (a day at the beach)

Escape the heat with a day at the beach … the crowded beach at Atlantic City, 1908. What is better on a hot summer day than a beach outing? In 1908, when this photo was taken, homes were not air-conditioned. In the sweltering heat of the summer months, the only escape from the heat wasContinue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (a day at the beach)”

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (dance hall)

The Klondyke dance hall and saloon at the Alaska-Yulon-Pacific Exposition Taken at the Alaska-Yulon-Pacific Exposition, this photo shows a reproduction of a saloon built specially for the exposition in 1908. The people running the exposition wanted to give their audience a look into what life was like in a real Wild West bar and they mayContinue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (dance hall)”