"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

Categories: History | North America

The set of associations of the "American dream" certainly includes the endless beaches of California and Florida where it's always warm, Sunny and fun. Now beautiful beach views hardly a surprise, but how cool it looked on the excellent color photographs of many decades ago! Thanks to the archive of National Geographic magazine, taken most of the photos below.

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

1. Daytona beach, Florida, 1957.

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

2. Girl on Waikiki beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, photographer Richard Hewitt Stewart, November 1938.

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

3. Free fitness classes (calisthenics) on the beach in long island, new York, photographer Willard CULVER, 1939.

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

4. Somewhere in the American beach, 1945

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

5. Venice beach, Los Angeles, 1947

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

6. Hawaii in 1950.

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

7. Jones Beach State Park, new York, 1953

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

8. Cypress gardens, Florida, 1957

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

9. Ibid.

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

10. Waikiki beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1959

"The image of the earthly Paradise" the beach US history in color

11. Once in America, circa 1958.

Keywords: USA | North America | History | Beach | National Geographic

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