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Beach Scene

Date: 08 30 1953
Description: View from the beach of people swimming, playing in the sand, and sunbathing.
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Children at Brittingham Park

Date: 1905
Description: Group of children playing with a makeshift diving board at Brittingham Bay swimming hole.
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Carol Ann Nelson and her sister, Patty, observing the sign stating the hours that lifeguards are on duty at the beach.
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Childhood Fascination with the Earth

Date: 1982
Description: A group of four young boys are sitting and standing around a hole dug into the sand and filled with water. One boy is placing the muddy sand onto the head ...
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Boys Playing in Muddy Sand

Date: 1982
Description: Three young boys playing in a small hole dug into the sand and filled with water. The boy's bodies and swimsuits are covered in muddy sand.
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Wisconsin's Children

Date: 1950
Description: Children are playing in the water and in the sand at a beach.

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