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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Boys undressing to go swimming in the Mississippi River. Alma, Wisconsin is across the river in the background. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A view of a swimming pool beside a hill at Bessie Tift College. Next to the pool is a vine-covered pergola and a slide. College buildings are visible in th... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Vacationers wade at a beach near a row of what appear to be hotel buildings. Groups of people sit near boats onshore and a group of women sits at the end o... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a beach and houses that line the shore. People sit on the beach, and a woman in the foreground wades in the water. |
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| Description: | View along shoreline toward people relaxing on a beach lined with vacation houses. Groups of men and women are standing or sitting, some wearing street clo... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A group of sunbathing adults and children standing and sitting near a blanket, folding chairs, and umbrella set up on a beach. In the background, swimmers ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of a resort shoreline lined with vacation houses. People walk along the beach, swim, and sit on the sand or on an elevated boardwalk near the water. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Men, women, and children swim in the water between two docks. Children in the foreground play with a flotation device. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | People sunbathe on the beach at Playland while others swim in the surf. A turreted building decorated with flags is in the background. Caption reads: "The... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View toward people relaxing on a beach under umbrellas and other people wading in the water. On the right a woman is walking down a boardwalk to get to the... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | An elevated lifeguard station stands on the sand at Wriests Beach while people sunbathe on the beach and wade in the water. The sign on the lifeguard stati... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of people relaxing on benches in the foreground, and people sitting on the beach and wading in the water along the seashore. |
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| Description: | View of the Croasdale Manor lawn and swimming pool. People sit in chairs on the lawn and by the swimming pool. A bench stands on the left side of the lawn ... |
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| Description: | A large group of men, women, and children stand in the water wearing bathing suits while others look on from a pavilion in the background. Several flags ca... |
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| Description: | Boaters, swimmers, and people standing on a dock pose for a portrait on Springfield Lake. Several houses and trees stand along the shore in the background. |
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| Description: | People sunbathe on a crowded beach along the Ohio River. A shaded pavilion stands on the beach at left and an American flag flies from a slide in the wate... |
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| Description: | People swim in front of a large observation deck on Katy Lake. Flags fly from the deck's roof and a sign reading "Kelly Tires" hangs from its exterior. A b... |
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| Description: | Girls and women sit along the Lutherland Beach at Camp Nawakwa. Several others swim or stand on a wooden structure in the water. |
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| Description: | Crowds walk along the boardwalk at Funchase amusement pier. A building with flags flying from its turrets features a sign that reads "Funchase Skating". T... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of adults and children wearing bathing costumes standing on a wooden dock crowded with several varieties of boats. People are swimming in the... |
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