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| Date: | 06 03 1925 |
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| Description: | International "outer harbor" bus parked near a large boat and several harbor buildings. The bus was built on an International model 52 or model 53 chassis. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Reginald Jackson, Jr., posed at the beach wearing a sailor suit and hat. The photograph was probably taken during a family vacation to the Biloxi area. J... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting the S.S. Leviathan as the "World's Largest Ship." The poster depicts an elevated view of a large number of tourists... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View along rocky coastline with crashing waves. Buildings are along the shoreline in the distance. Caption reads: "View from Ye Headland Inn. Trefethen, Ma... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View along top of cliff toward cottages along a rocky coast. A large building is in the distance on the right. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View across harbor filled with boats toward small wooden cottages along the far shoreline. A rock wall along the water's edge is in the foreground on the r... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of Yorks Island Harbor and lobster fishing boats in a cove. Caption reads: "Lobster Fleet at Yorks Island Harbor, Isle au Haut, Me." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from hill looking down toward buildings in the hills along the coast. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | View of developed beachfront, including roller-coaster, hotels, pier and seagulls. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of people walking along Midland Beach and boardwalk. Several buildings stand alongside the boardwalk and a Ferris wheel is in the background. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the beach and boardwalk at Playland, crowded with people walking on the boardwalk, sunbathing on the beach and wading in the water. The be... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from shoreline of excursion boats docked at Playland near a jetty. People walk on the dock to board the boat, and tables shaded by umbrellas ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A rowboat rests on the sand at a beach while sunbathers gather around umbrellas set up nearby. A boardwalk and several buildings are in in the background. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of men, women and children standing in long rows along the beach, with fingers touching their shoulders, caught in the middle of an exercise ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across water towards couples, adults, and children sunbathing on the beach and wading in the water. In the distance is an establishment with ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View toward bathing beach and seashore, with people sunbathing near umbrellas and wading in the water. Summer homes are in the background on the cliffs alo... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a pond in the foreground, and the seashore beyond. Houses are along the cliffs in the background. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View along rocky shoreline towards adults and children on the seashore, nde wading in the water. In the distance are cottages and other buildings, possibly... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Dipsy Baths outbuilding and surrounding beach. Umbrellas are set up in the sand where people sunbathe or wade in the water, and an Ame... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View across water toward a crowd of people standing on both the upper and lower level floors of a boathouse overlooking the lake. On the water beside the s... |
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