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Publication Information
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 6 x 9 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Matthew Witt photographs, circa 1917-1950 |
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| Call Number | PH 2859.13 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Ten Swimmers
Seven young swimmers and a man crouch down in the water while three women wearing bathing suits and caps stand behind them. In the background is a shoreline.
Woman About to Dive
1920
A woman dressed in a bathing suit, shoes and cap is about to dive off of a pier into the water. A rowboat is tethered on the right. Trees can be seen on the shoreline in the background. Another wom...
Police Women on the Beach
1922
Caption below the illustration reads, "ON A CHICAGO BEACH in 1922 policewomen, patrolling the sands on behalf of morality, confront three offenders." Two policewomen, fully clothed and wearing shoe...
Young Girl in Cap
circa 1930 -- 1939
Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of an unidentified young girl wearing a bathing suit and cap, standing in front of a painted backdrop.
Women in Motorboat
1941
Two bathing suit-clad women demonstrating their Evinrude motorboat on a Wisconsin lake.
Three Women Pose Outdoors
1910
Three women pose outdoors. All are wearing dresses and one has a headband with a bow. Pine trees and a house can be seen in the background.
