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![The Sand Crowds, Midland Beach, S.I. [people on boardwalk, bandstand in background.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzIwMjAvMDkvMjUvdGhlLXNhbmQtY3Jvd2RzLW1pZGxhbmQtYmVhY2gtc2ktcGVvcGxlLW9uLWJvYXJkd2Fsay1iYW5kc3RhbmQtaW4tYmFja2dyb3VuZC0yYTkxOTctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/207/jpg "The Sand Crowds, Midland Beach, S.I. [people on boardwalk, bandstand in background.]")
![On the Sand, Midland Beach. Staten Island, N.Y. [large pavilion, boardwalk, people, ferris wheel in far distance.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTYvMDMvMTEvb24tdGhlLXNhbmQtbWlkbGFuZC1iZWFjaC1zdGF0ZW4taXNsYW5kLW55LWxhcmdlLXBhdmlsaW9uLWJvYXJkd2Fsay1wZW9wbGUtZGYxNTEzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "On the Sand, Midland Beach. Staten Island, N.Y. [large pavilion, boardwalk, people, ferris wheel in far distance.]")
![Midland Beach, Staten Island, Hand Paint Co. [buildings, bandstand, ferris wheel, people on sand.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTYvMDMvMTEvbWlkbGFuZC1iZWFjaC1zdGF0ZW4taXNsYW5kLWhhbmQtcGFpbnQtY28tYnVpbGRpbmdzLWJhbmRzdGFuZC1mZXJyaXMtd2hlZWwtZTM2ZGJmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/25/webp "Midland Beach, Staten Island, Hand Paint Co. [buildings, bandstand, ferris wheel, people on sand.]")
![Southfield Beach Camps, Midland Beach Staten Island, N.Y. [people in old bathing costumes on sand, sailing boat, cottages and flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTYvMDMvMTEvc291dGhmaWVsZC1iZWFjaC1jYW1wcy1taWRsYW5kLWJlYWNoLXN0YXRlbi1pc2xhbmQtbnktcGVvcGxlLWluLW9sZC1iYXRoaW5nLTAxZmM1Ni02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "Southfield Beach Camps, Midland Beach Staten Island, N.Y. [people in old bathing costumes on sand, sailing boat, cottages and flags]")
![Midland Beach,Staten Island. [buildings, ferris wheel, people on sand fully dressed.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTYvMDMvMTEvbWlkbGFuZC1iZWFjaHN0YXRlbi1pc2xhbmQtYnVpbGRpbmdzLWZlcnJpcy13aGVlbC1wZW9wbGUtb24tc2FuZC1mdWxseS1kcmVzc2VkLWI5OThlNS02NDAuanBn/40/25/webp "Midland Beach,Staten Island. [buildings, ferris wheel, people on sand fully dressed.]")
![Boardwalk Midland Beach, Staten Island, N.Y. [people, waffle stand, ferris wheel in background, sun shelter.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTYvMDMvMTEvYm9hcmR3YWxrLW1pZGxhbmQtYmVhY2gtc3RhdGVuLWlzbGFuZC1ueS1wZW9wbGUtd2FmZmxlLXN0YW5kLWZlcnJpcy13aGVlbC1pbi1hNDY0MzItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/25/webp "Boardwalk Midland Beach, Staten Island, N.Y. [people, waffle stand, ferris wheel in background, sun shelter.]")
![The Flying Cromwells, Midland Beach, Staten Island, N.Y. [close up of trapeze performers on boardwalk, audience in background.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTYvMDMvMTEvdGhlLWZseWluZy1jcm9td2VsbHMtbWlkbGFuZC1iZWFjaC1zdGF0ZW4taXNsYW5kLW55LWNsb3NlLXVwLW9mLXRyYXBlemUtcGVyZm9ybWVycy0xNTQwMmItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/57/webp "The Flying Cromwells, Midland Beach, Staten Island, N.Y. [close up of trapeze performers on boardwalk, audience in background.]")
