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Postcard, Atlantic City. Circa 1940. Yeshiva University Museum.

Reverse: The Breakers on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey: The Largest Kosher Hotel in the United States. Postmarked from Atlantic City, N.J. August 13, 1940 and addressed to Mr. and Mrs. David Turner, Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

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The Breakers, Atlantic City. Postcard c. 1940. Yeshiva University Museum.

The Breakers was one of many grand hotels lining the Atlantic City coast in the 1940s. The area became a top vacation destination for East Coasters in the 20th century, perhaps propelled by increasing disposable income among the middle class and the adoption of proper swimming outfits by men and women. You can…

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