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Vacationers on a Resort Beach

Date: 1910
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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Bayview Beach

Date: 1910
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 ...
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Vacationers on a Resort Beach

Date: 1910
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.
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Palace House

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Description: A view across a lawn towards the Palace House, located on Sound View Avenue. Two women and a man sit in rocking chairs on the porch, while children play in...
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Sound View Avenue

Date: 1910
Description: An automobile is driving down a dirt road between two-story houses that line either side of Sound View Avenue. Two children are playing on the sidewalk to ...
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Camp Rainsford

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Description: A view of the main lodge at Camp Rainsford. Boys of varying ages stand in front of the structure and pose for the camera. Some hold a Camp Rainsford banner...
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Resort Cottages

Date: 1910
Description: A row of two-story cottages line a beach. To the right, two children are playing in and around a hammock hanging on a porch.
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Seaside Cottages

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Description: Two children pose for a portrait while standing along a shoreline next to a row of cottages. Several rowboats are pulled ashore, and people are on the cott...
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The Griswold

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Description: Exterior of the Griswold, a hotel which opened in 1906. The entrance features an elaborate pavilion of the Corinthian order. A porch continues the length...
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Girls' Friendly Society Holiday House

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Description: A group of girls and women sit on the porch of the Holiday House of the Girls' Friendly Society while others sit inside an automobile at right to pose for ...
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The Elms

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Description: A group of adults and children sit on the porch of The Elms, a two-story house with an American flag flying from the porch roof. Tree stumps are in the fr...
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Couples Camping at Mt. Tom Camp

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Description: Three couples posing for a group portrait in front of tents at Mt. Tom Camp. The woman sitting at center is holding a bouquet of flowers, and clothing is h...
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Lyme (?) Grange Fair

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Description: View of Lyme (?) Grange Fair, featuring cattle being shown in a field, a wagon, several people, and a fence.
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Boating on the Woodmont River

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Description: Several varieties of boats crowd Woodmont River and crowds gather along the shoreline. Houses are in the background and automobiles are parked along the ro...
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Boating at Grove Beach

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Description: Adults and children paddle rowboats near the shoreline at Grove Beach in the Long Island Sound. Two dogs walk in the water toward the boats. Buildings are ...
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Fishing From Rocks Along The Coast

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Description: A group of children fish from rocks along the coast.
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Men Fishing From Bridge

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Description: Men fishing from a wooden bridge in front of a shoreline lined with dwellings and trees.
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Resort Cottages

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Description: A row of resort cottages as seen through trees in a wooded area. The buildings each have two stories and a gabled roof. The middle structure is a church, a...
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The Old Town Pump (Covered)

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Description: View of a roof-covered water pump in a wooded residential area.
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Playing Lawn Tennis

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Description: Men and women play lawn tennis (?) on the grass common in front of an academy.

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