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Beach Toss

Date: 08 12 1984
Description: A bikini-clad woman snaps a self-portrait with a long cable release attached to a camera as she is tossed into the air by a group of men on the beach. Othe...
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Backyard Swimming Pool

Date: 07 25 1980
Description: A family relaxes by their backyard pool, while a father tosses his infant son gently in the air.
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Kids at the Beach

Date: 07 10 1967
Description: A boy and girl play in the sand at the beach.
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YWCA Slim Swim

Date: 06 19 1967
Description: The "slim swim" program at the YWCA.
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Children Relaxing in the Pool

Date: 06 18 1989
Description: Overhead view of four children relaxing in a wading pool.
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Staying Cool Outside

Date: 06 22 1983
Description: Woman stays cool by sitting in a small plastic pool while pouring cups of water on her head.
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Sun Bathing

Date: 1965
Description: Women sun bathe near an express highway in Milwaukee.
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Splash Party

Date: 08 01 1970
Description: To escape the heat, teenage girls have a water fight in the backyard pool they built.
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Summer Fun

Date: 08 10 1964
Description: A rubber raft serves as the launching point for diving and other water play on a hot summer day.
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Frisbee Catch

Date: 07 20 1988
Description: Young men clamor to catch a Frisbee during a beach game.
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Two Women Near Campers

Date: 04 07 1968
Description: Two women in bikinis are walking their dogs by a row of campers at Terry Andrae State Park.
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Sun Dip

Date: 07 08 1988
Description: Two women lifeguards sun themselves at the edge of Horeb Park pool during a rotation break.
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Flight Nurses in Training Pool

Date: 1943
Description: Six female flight nurses in a swimming pool during aquatic training at the at Alameda Naval Air Strip. Four of the women are in a raft, and two women are i...
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Faire Binney and Georges Carpentier in Bathing Suits

Date: 1920
Description: In this flirtatious scene still from "The Wonderman," Henri D'Alour (played by Georges Carpentier, the French boxer, aviator, and actor) holds the hand of ...
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Police Women on the Beach

Date: 1922
Description: Caption below the illustration reads, "ON A CHICAGO BEACH in 1922 policewomen, patrolling the sands on behalf of morality, confront three offenders." Two p...
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Swimming Trip

Date: 07 08 1967
Description: Several girls in swimsuits are standing in shallow water. Caption reads: "IT WAS a brisk day when inner core children visited West Bend park. But the child...
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Swimmin' Hole

Date: 1950
Description: A group of children swimming below a cascade on a river. The area is surrounded by trees.
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Nap Afloat

Date: 09 1973
Description: Teen boy resting on an inner tube while floating down the Apple River, a very popular summer activity.
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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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