From the vault: Downy Ocean (City)
Nothing says summertime quite like bathing suits and beach trips.
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- The beginning of a long, empty season for Ocean City. Wet, cold and deserted. Oct 13, 1977.
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- Ocean City, June 16, 1941.
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- Surfer at pier, 1964.
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- Fishing in Ocean City, 1943.
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- Trawlers in Ocean City Maryland, 1943.
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- Trawlers in Ocean City MD sell flounder for 25 cents per pound, 1943.
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- Paddling is easier than walking after 4 inches of rain turn OC streets into rivers, 1965.
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- The Finish Line: A rider finished his rolling slide atop burlap riding mat, 1968.
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- Amusement park in Ocean City, 1965.
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- BONNETS AND BIKINIS: Finery displayed in Ocean City Easter Parade ranged from a lot to almost none at all. Wilma Beinty and Linda Bailey from Salisbury, Maryland exchange glances with Yele DaCosta of Washington D.C. during the parade in 1968.
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- Rebuilding the boardwalk in 1962 after it was damaged.
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- After the storm in March, 1962.
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- Winter in Ocean City, 1979.
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- Sand built up on the south end of Ocean City after flooding in March 1962.
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- August 27, 1933: An air view of the storm-beaten Ocean City. Photo by Robert F. Kniesche.
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- After the floods, March 1979.
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- Mounted police on the Ocean City boardwalk, 1989
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- A warm, sunny morning brought out the bicyclists in Ocean City. Aug. 13, 1975.
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- Throngs enjoy sun and surf at Ocean City. August 18, 1978.
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- Midnight strollers along the boardwalk in July, 1967.
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- April 2, 1967: Widespread rebuilding is under way in the amusement area of the boardwalk near the inlet. Restaurant on right is new. The frame buildings in this popular Ocean City area are being replaced by block structures this year. Photo by A. Aubrey Bodine
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- And one may end the day quietly watching night settle over the water. Aug. 25, 1967.
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- For many, summer vacation means a visit to Ocean City. June 9, 1963.
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- Baltimore Avenue, 1964.
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- China Seas motel, Sept. 19, 1965.
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- Ocean City from the air, Aug. 4, 1940.
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- Ocean City from the air, Oct. 8, 1965.
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- Ocean City, September, 14, 1941.
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- Ocean City, March 6, 1955.
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- Erosion after the flooding in Ocean City, 1976.
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- Arcade, 1988
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- Boardwalk, May 1983
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