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Train Station Scene, Table #1                 (Merrick/Rowland Families) View fullsize

Train Station Scene, Table #1 (Merrick/Rowland Families)

Train Station, Avenue Center
(James Marsh Lovett) View fullsize

Train Station, Avenue Center (James Marsh Lovett)

Engine and Passenger Cars, Avenue Center     (Mike and Michelle Bruggeman) View fullsize

Engine and Passenger Cars, Avenue Center (Mike and Michelle Bruggeman)

Track Layout, Avenue Center                                                     (Clark Readler) View fullsize

Track Layout, Avenue Center (Clark Readler)

Boardwalk, Surf Avenue, Beach, Ocean Scene, Table #3                                                  
 (Hal Dukes) View fullsize

Boardwalk, Surf Avenue, Beach, Ocean Scene, Table #3 (Hal Dukes)

Horn's Pavilion on the Beach           
(Howard W. T. Purnell, 1894-1989, loved Horn’s Ice Cream) View fullsize

Horn's Pavilion on the Beach (Howard W. T. Purnell, 1894-1989, loved Horn’s Ice Cream)

Boardwalk Merry-Go-Round                       
(Wm. P. Haughey, Jr. View fullsize

Boardwalk Merry-Go-Round (Wm. P. Haughey, Jr.

Beach Scene                                                              (Anne Lynam and Rusty Catts) View fullsize

Beach Scene (Anne Lynam and Rusty Catts)

First of two fishing piers at the end of Rehoboth Avenue (Don Kelly and Alex Lincoln) View fullsize

First of two fishing piers at the end of Rehoboth Avenue (Don Kelly and Alex Lincoln)

Boardwalk Scene                                            (Larry J. Tarabicos, Esquire) View fullsize

Boardwalk Scene (Larry J. Tarabicos, Esquire)

Surf Avenue                                                        (Jim, Janis, and Jennifer Overdahl) View fullsize

Surf Avenue (Jim, Janis, and Jennifer Overdahl)

Hill's Bath House on the Beach                 (Linda Walls, Great Granddaughter of Edward S. Hill) View fullsize

Hill's Bath House on the Beach (Linda Walls, Great Granddaughter of Edward S. Hill)

Grassy Oval Scene, Avenue Center Table #2                         (Carl Pierce) View fullsize

Grassy Oval Scene, Avenue Center Table #2 (Carl Pierce)

Y.W.C.A. Building,  18/20 Surf Avenue
(Eleanor Smith) View fullsize

Y.W.C.A. Building, 18/20 Surf Avenue (Eleanor Smith)

Royal Roller Rink, 3/5 Rehoboth Avenue                                            (Nettie Tappan Horn, 1894-1989, Rehoboth Resident)
View fullsize

Royal Roller Rink, 3/5 Rehoboth Avenue (Nettie Tappan Horn, 1894-1989, Rehoboth Resident)

Horn's Storefronts, 7/9 Rehoboth Avenue               (Minnie Fields Tappan, 1873-1944, Rehoboth Resident)
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Horn's Storefronts, 7/9 Rehoboth Avenue (Minnie Fields Tappan, 1873-1944, Rehoboth Resident)

Casino Opera House, Newton Movie Theater, 11 Rehoboth Avenue
(Matilda (Til) Horn Purnell, Born 1921, Grew up in Rehoboth) View fullsize

Casino Opera House, Newton Movie Theater, 11 Rehoboth Avenue (Matilda (Til) Horn Purnell, Born 1921, Grew up in Rehoboth)

Beebe Cottage, 15 Rehoboth Avenue       (Anna Beebe and Foundation) View fullsize

Beebe Cottage, 15 Rehoboth Avenue (Anna Beebe and Foundation)

Brayton Hotel, 17/19 Rehoboth Avenue     (Gwen and Jacob Aboutboul) View fullsize

Brayton Hotel, 17/19 Rehoboth Avenue (Gwen and Jacob Aboutboul)

Marvel Boarding House, 21 Rehoboth Avenue
(Back Porch Café) View fullsize

Marvel Boarding House, 21 Rehoboth Avenue (Back Porch Café)

Satterfield Cottage, 23 Rehoboth Avenue                    (Patrick Gossett & Howard Menaker)
View fullsize

Satterfield Cottage, 23 Rehoboth Avenue (Patrick Gossett & Howard Menaker)

Wingate Cottage,  25 Rehoboth Avenue                                     (Wingate Family) View fullsize

Wingate Cottage, 25 Rehoboth Avenue (Wingate Family)

Oster's Notions, 27 Rehoboth Avenue    (Kollock Family) View fullsize

Oster's Notions, 27 Rehoboth Avenue (Kollock Family)

Casino/Belhaven Hotel, 17/18 Surf Avenue                 
(John and Alex Pappajohn) View fullsize

Casino/Belhaven Hotel, 17/18 Surf Avenue (John and Alex Pappajohn)

Rafferty Cottage, 6 Rehoboth Avenue                                       
(John and Alex Pappajohn) View fullsize

Rafferty Cottage, 6 Rehoboth Avenue (John and Alex Pappajohn)

Hill's Bath House and Restaurants, 8/10 Rehoboth Avenue                                          (Linda Walls, Great Granddaughter of Edward S. Hill)
View fullsize

Hill's Bath House and Restaurants, 8/10 Rehoboth Avenue (Linda Walls, Great Granddaughter of Edward S. Hill)

Stewart's Drug Store, 12 Rehoboth Avenue                            
(Patricia Miller) View fullsize

Stewart's Drug Store, 12 Rehoboth Avenue (Patricia Miller)

Townsend Hotel, 14 Rehoboth Avenue     
 (Paul Townsend) View fullsize

Townsend Hotel, 14 Rehoboth Avenue (Paul Townsend)

Truitt's Boarding House, 16 Rehoboth Avenue                                                            (Roger and Patricia Truitt) View fullsize

Truitt's Boarding House, 16 Rehoboth Avenue (Roger and Patricia Truitt)

Blackiston Pavilion,  18 Rehoboth Avenue                                      (Donna Vassilotti) View fullsize

Blackiston Pavilion, 18 Rehoboth Avenue (Donna Vassilotti)

Truitt's Merry-Go-Round, 20 Rehoboth Avenue                                                                (Joanna, Karen and Kosta Tsoukalas)
View fullsize

Truitt's Merry-Go-Round, 20 Rehoboth Avenue (Joanna, Karen and Kosta Tsoukalas)

Excursion Building, 22 Rehoboth Avenue                                  
(Joseph Hohmann) View fullsize

Excursion Building, 22 Rehoboth Avenue (Joseph Hohmann)

Queen Anne Boarding House, 28 Rehoboth Avenue                                                               (Jerry Capone and Carolyn McNeice) View fullsize

Queen Anne Boarding House, 28 Rehoboth Avenue (Jerry Capone and Carolyn McNeice)

2nd Block, Residential Row, 30-38 Rehoboth Avenue
(Bob Suppies) View fullsize

2nd Block, Residential Row, 30-38 Rehoboth Avenue (Bob Suppies)

Train Station Scene, Table #1                 (Merrick/Rowland Families)
Train Station, Avenue Center
(James Marsh Lovett)
Engine and Passenger Cars, Avenue Center     (Mike and Michelle Bruggeman)
Track Layout, Avenue Center                                                     (Clark Readler)
Boardwalk, Surf Avenue, Beach, Ocean Scene, Table #3                                                  
 (Hal Dukes)
Horn's Pavilion on the Beach           
(Howard W. T. Purnell, 1894-1989, loved Horn’s Ice Cream)
Boardwalk Merry-Go-Round                       
(Wm. P. Haughey, Jr.
Beach Scene                                                              (Anne Lynam and Rusty Catts)
First of two fishing piers at the end of Rehoboth Avenue (Don Kelly and Alex Lincoln)
Boardwalk Scene                                            (Larry J. Tarabicos, Esquire)
Surf Avenue                                                        (Jim, Janis, and Jennifer Overdahl)
Hill's Bath House on the Beach                 (Linda Walls, Great Granddaughter of Edward S. Hill)
Grassy Oval Scene, Avenue Center Table #2                         (Carl Pierce)
Y.W.C.A. Building,  18/20 Surf Avenue
(Eleanor Smith)
Royal Roller Rink, 3/5 Rehoboth Avenue                                            (Nettie Tappan Horn, 1894-1989, Rehoboth Resident)
Horn's Storefronts, 7/9 Rehoboth Avenue               (Minnie Fields Tappan, 1873-1944, Rehoboth Resident)
Casino Opera House, Newton Movie Theater, 11 Rehoboth Avenue
(Matilda (Til) Horn Purnell, Born 1921, Grew up in Rehoboth)
Beebe Cottage, 15 Rehoboth Avenue       (Anna Beebe and Foundation)
Brayton Hotel, 17/19 Rehoboth Avenue     (Gwen and Jacob Aboutboul)
Marvel Boarding House, 21 Rehoboth Avenue
(Back Porch Café)
Satterfield Cottage, 23 Rehoboth Avenue                    (Patrick Gossett & Howard Menaker)
Wingate Cottage,  25 Rehoboth Avenue                                     (Wingate Family)
Oster's Notions, 27 Rehoboth Avenue    (Kollock Family)
Casino/Belhaven Hotel, 17/18 Surf Avenue                 
(John and Alex Pappajohn)
Rafferty Cottage, 6 Rehoboth Avenue                                       
(John and Alex Pappajohn)
Hill's Bath House and Restaurants, 8/10 Rehoboth Avenue                                          (Linda Walls, Great Granddaughter of Edward S. Hill)
Stewart's Drug Store, 12 Rehoboth Avenue                            
(Patricia Miller)
Townsend Hotel, 14 Rehoboth Avenue     
 (Paul Townsend)
Truitt's Boarding House, 16 Rehoboth Avenue                                                            (Roger and Patricia Truitt)
Blackiston Pavilion,  18 Rehoboth Avenue                                      (Donna Vassilotti)
Truitt's Merry-Go-Round, 20 Rehoboth Avenue                                                                (Joanna, Karen and Kosta Tsoukalas)
Excursion Building, 22 Rehoboth Avenue                                  
(Joseph Hohmann)
Queen Anne Boarding House, 28 Rehoboth Avenue                                                               (Jerry Capone and Carolyn McNeice)
2nd Block, Residential Row, 30-38 Rehoboth Avenue
(Bob Suppies)