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Counterbalance on a Sailboat

Date: 1959
Description: Two boys on the class-C scow sailboat "Bobalong III," with one boy balancing off the side while standing with one leg on the bilge keel.
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Milwaukee Bathing Beach

Date: 1910
Description: Popular bathing beaches like this one on Lake Michigan offered relief from the heat as well as the opportunity to be seen in the latest fashions of the 191...
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Wading Woman with Hat

Date: 1900
Description: Woman in wide brimmed hat wading in water.
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Bradford Beach

Date: 06 21 1957
Description: View along shoreline of crowded Bradford beach.
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Swimmers at South Shore Beach

Date: 07 26 1914
Description: A group, mostly youth, on the shores of Lake Michigan at South Shore beach in the Bay View neighborhood. Caption on glass plate reads, "On the Sands, South...
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Men, Women and Children Playing in Lake

Date: 1915
Description: Group portrait of a small group of men, women, and children standing waist-deep in the water.
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Beach on Lake Michigan

Date: 1939
Description: A beach on Lake Michigan near the Milwaukee Yacht Club. Men, women, and children relax on the beach. In the background many boats are on the water.
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Playing on Bradford Beach

Date: 07 1972
Description: A group of African American children are playing in the sand on Bradford Beach. Other children and adults are wading into the lake or are sitting on the sa...
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Mt. Vernon Playground

Date: 1938
Description: A view, looking south, at the intersection of West Mt. Vernon Avenue and North 65th Street. In the foreground is a shallow pool where children are playing,...
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A Day at the Beach

Date: 1935
Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd of mostly young men and women enjoying a sunny day at South Shore Beach.
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Marion Briggs

Date: 1925
Description: Marion Briggs is standing and posing wearing a swimming suit and bathing cap for a full-length photograph. On the reverse of the photograph is written: "He...

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