Beach Game Collection

Holidaymakers on the beach of Trouville sur Mer (Trouville-sur-Mer) in France at the beginning of the 20th century
NWI4884990 Holidaymakers on the beach of Trouville sur Mer (Trouville-sur-Mer) in France at the beginning of the 20th century

Photographer in the sea taking a photograph of two women having fun in the water in swimsuit. photograph around 1920
IMB4936609 Photographer in the sea taking a photograph of two women having fun in the water in swimsuit. photograph around 1920; (add.info)

France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Pornic: beach of l'anse aux rabbits
LUX4774918 France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Pornic: beach of l'anse aux rabbits, swimming pool with bathers and portico, 1890; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: Confection of a beach chateau on the beach
LUX4810609 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: Confection of a beach chateau on the beach, 1910 - Bath terminus; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85)

France, Brittany: family of the Chatelains of Monthoiron on excursion to Brittany, 1900
LUX4806428 France, Brittany: family of the Chatelains of Monthoiron on excursion to Brittany, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany: family of the Chatelains of Monthoiron on excursion to Brittany)

France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Trouville: The beach, bathing, 1900
LUX4802191 France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Trouville: The beach, bathing, 1900; (add.info.: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Trouville: The beach, bathing, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Fecamp, Seine Maritime (76): Children make a sand castle in front of the embankment, 1900
LUX4728138 Fecamp, Seine Maritime (76): Children make a sand castle in front of the embankment, 1900; (add.info.: Fecamp, Seine Maritime (76): Children make a sand castle in front of the embankment

France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), La Baule Escoublac (Baule-Escoublac)
LUX4790077 France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), La Baule Escoublac (Baule-Escoublac): a group of children plays on the beach, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Pleneuf-Val-Andre: August 1906, walk on the beach of Val Andre
LUX4784144 France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Pleneuf-Val-Andre: August 1906, walk on the beach of Val Andre, a grandmother with her grandson and her little sailboat, 1906; (add.info.: France)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: September 1901, the Portel
LUX4783511 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: September 1901, the Portel, group of children playing on the beach

France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Pleneuf Val Andre (Pleneuf-Val-Andre): the bath, 1906
LUX4782823 France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Pleneuf Val Andre (Pleneuf-Val-Andre): the bath, 1906; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22)

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Lunaire (Saint Lunaire): children play in a boat on a carriage
LUX4782541 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Lunaire (Saint Lunaire): children play in a boat on a carriage on the beach, 1903; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

Letter O and P: idle and fearful. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207434 Letter O and P: idle and fearful. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

view of the beach of Saint Brevin les Pins (Saint-Brevin-les-Pins) with children and bathers
ELD4950557 view of the beach of Saint Brevin les Pins (Saint-Brevin-les-Pins) with children and bathers, in the background the city of Saint Nazaire (Saint-Nazaire)

France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), La Baule Escoublac (Baule-Escoublac)
LUX4790076 France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), La Baule Escoublac (Baule-Escoublac): a group of children plays on the beach, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

Game of bonneteau (bets on card games) on the beach of Coney Island (USA) around 1860. 19th century lithography
NWI4885393 Game of bonneteau (bets on card games) on the beach of Coney Island (USA) around 1860. 19th century lithography.; (add.info)

France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Cabourg: hotels and beaches in Cabourg, gymnastics sceance, 1920
LUX4799263 France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Cabourg: hotels and beaches in Cabourg, gymnastics sceance, 1920; (add.info.: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14)

Letter D: Flag. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204589 Letter D: Flag. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages)

France, Haute-Normandy: little girl jumping a rope, 1885
LUX4749120 France, Haute-Normandy: little girl jumping a rope, 1885; (add.info.: France, Haute-Normandy: little girl jumping a rope, 1885); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64), Hendaye: A casino overlooking the beach
LUX4811541 France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64), Hendaye: A casino overlooking the beach, elegant children play in the sand 1900; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64)

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: a child on the beach poses between a sphinx and a sandy pyramid, 1925
LUX4783703 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: a child on the beach poses between a sphinx and a sandy pyramid, 1925; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Lunaire (Saint Lunaire): young girl in a hammock on the beach, 1903
LUX4782605 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Lunaire (Saint Lunaire): young girl in a hammock on the beach, 1903; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck: Genre scene photographed in studio showing painters painting
LUX4756188 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck: Genre scene photographed in studio showing painters painting bathers, 1895; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

France, Brittany: on the beach, five children play with sailing boats, 1895
LUX4766457 France, Brittany: on the beach, five children play with sailing boats, 1895; (add.info.: France, Brittany: on the beach, five children play with sailing boats)

France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), La Baule Escoublac (Baule-Escoublac)
LUX4790072 France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), La Baule Escoublac (Baule-Escoublac): a group of children plays on the beach, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes (Les sable d'Olonnes): The beach and the seafront
LUX4810617 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes (Les sable d'Olonnes): The beach and the seafront, 1910; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85)

France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Cabourg: hotels and beaches in Cabourg, 1920
LUX4799285 France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Cabourg: hotels and beaches in Cabourg, 1920; (add.info.: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Cabourg: hotels and beaches in Cabourg

France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Cabourg: beach in Cabourg, croquet game on the beach, 1920
LUX4799372 France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Cabourg: beach in Cabourg, croquet game on the beach, 1920; (add.info.: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Cabourg: beach in Cabourg

France, Brittany: a family dances feet in the water, circa 1900
LUX4807227 France, Brittany: a family dances feet in the water, circa 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany: a family dances feet in the water, circa 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Cabourg: hotels and beaches in Cabourg, gymnastics sceance, 1920
LUX4799277 France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Cabourg: hotels and beaches in Cabourg, gymnastics sceance, 1920; (add.info.: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14)

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Dinard: children build sand castles, 1920
LUX4804438 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Dinard: children build sand castles, 1920; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Dinard: children build sand castles

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: the beach, 3 children build a sand castle, 1905
LUX4784009 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: the beach, 3 children build a sand castle, 1905; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85)

Girl in swimsuit with a fishing net on the beach by the water. Photography around 1915
IMB4940350 Girl in swimsuit with a fishing net on the beach by the water. Photography around 1915; (add.info.: Girl in swimsuit with a fishing net on the beach by the water)

France, Picardie, Somme (80), Le Crotoy: Concours de Chateaux de sable, 1912
LUX4724020 France, Picardie, Somme (80), Le Crotoy: Concours de Chateaux de sable, 1912 -; (add.info.: France, Picardie, Somme (80), Le Crotoy: Concours de Chateaux de sable

France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Pornic: beach de la Noveillard with bathers, portico and villas, 1900
LUX4775209 France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Pornic: beach de la Noveillard with bathers, portico and villas, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44)

Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A little girl poses with her shovel
LUX4728403 Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A little girl poses with her shovel and rake on the beach of Saint Jean de Luz, 1904; (add.info.: Saint Jean de Luz)

Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A little girl poses with her shovel
LUX4728358 Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A little girl poses with her shovel and rake on the beach of Saint Jean de Luz, 1904; (add.info.: Saint Jean de Luz)

Letter X and Y: yacht, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206063 Letter X and Y: yacht, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: a young woman on the beach poses between a sphinx and a sandy pyramid, 1925
LUX4783682 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: a young woman on the beach poses between a sphinx and a sandy pyramid, 1925; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: a steamer with dawn
LUX4782636 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: a steamer with dawn and steam wheel leaves the port with a child playing on the beach, 1890; (add.info.: France)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: on a beach
LUX4779724 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Boulogne-sur-Mer: on a beach, children build a Chateau of sand and pebbles on which a cardboard horse rides, 1885; (add.info.: France)

Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A little girl poses with her shovel
LUX4728435 Saint Jean de Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): A little girl poses with her shovel and rake on the beach of Saint Jean de Luz, 1904; (add.info.: Saint Jean de Luz)

Family on the beach by the Baltic Sea
IMB4948375 Family on the beach by the Baltic Sea.; (add.info.: Family on the beach by the Baltic Sea.); © Imagebroker

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: the beach with children playing in the waves, 1925
LUX4786113 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: the beach with children playing in the waves, 1925; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85)

Postcard of little boy posing in a sailor's suit (vareuse), he holds a watering can
IMB4822678 Postcard of little boy posing in a sailor's suit (vareuse), he holds a watering can, has his feet a rake and a shovel to play in the sand

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: The beach and the seafront, 1910
LUX4810598 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: The beach and the seafront, 1910; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: The beach
LUX4807583 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: The beach and the embankment with children playing on the sand, 1925; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85)

Letter D and E: Flag and Estafette. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204586 Letter D and E: Flag and Estafette. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M)

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"Beach Game: A Glimpse into the Joyful Past" Step back in time to Coney Island Beach in New York, 1902. The sun-kissed shores witnessed endless laughter and excitement as families gathered for a day of fun. Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900, captured the essence of beach games through an enchanting engraving. Children danced merrily around, creating a joyful round that echoed with pure delight. Francois Curel's theater piece "Fossiles, " showcased at the Free Theatre created by Andre Antoine in 1892, transported audiences to the seaside. Henri Gabriel Ibels' lithography illustration depicted a family relishing their time by the sea. In 1908, a chromolithograph revealed children building sandcastles on the shore while others engaged in small fishing activities at Sinagawa beach. Their innocent splashes filled the air with giggles and glee. The ephemeral fortification engraved by Gillot around 1900 reminded us of playful moments spent constructing sand walls against crashing waves—a testament to youthful imagination and creativity. A mother stood under an umbrella on another chromolithograph from 1908; her son safely cradled in her arms as they embraced their seaside adventure together. Even educational tools like "ABC des joux pour petits boys" featured beach-related activities such as using rakes (letter R) to create patterns in the sand—an early introduction to both learning and playfulness. Across America's Atlantic City beaches, children reveled in carefree bliss—building castles and chasing seagulls amidst sandy dunes—creating cherished memories that would last a lifetime. As we explore these historical glimpses into beach games past, we are reminded of timeless traditions passed down through generations—the simple joy found when mothers give their children their first sea bath—and how these treasured moments continue to shape our love for the beach today.