Group portrait of ten swimmers in bathing suits and caps posing on the sand at Betterton Beach in Kent County, Maryland. Located at the end of a peninsula where the Sassafras River enters the Chesapeake Bay, Betterton was a popular beach resort on the Eastern Shore during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Betterton Beach swimmers

Description

Group portrait of ten swimmers in bathing suits and caps posing on the sand at Betterton Beach in Kent County, Maryland. Located at the end of a peninsula where the Sassafras River enters the Chesapeake Bay, Betterton was a popular beach resort on the Eastern Shore during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Creator

unknown

Date

1922

Language(s)

English

Dimensions

3 x 5 inches

Object ID

svf_keco_beaches_betterton_1922_01

Extent

1 print

Resource ID

16964

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.