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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 1944
Description: George Miller is reporting a problem to Lifeguard Lois Gardner. She is standing on a platform near a chair, and is wearing a whistle on a chain around her ...
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Wriests Beach

Date: 1915
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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Sunbathing on the Beach at Coney Island

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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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Campers before their Tents

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Description: Several women and children wearing dresses or swimming suits gather around two tents set up in a wooded area. A dirt road passes through the foreground.
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Swimming Pool at Bedford Springs Hotel

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Description: Children and adults swimming in a swimming pool inside Bedford Springs Hotel. Other people are sitting and standing near the edge. An elaborate staircase o...
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Cottages at Atcheson's Resort

Date: 1930
Description: View of resort cottages near a lake. A group of vacationers are sitting on the lawn and porch. A birdhouse on a tall post is among trees on the right. Hill...
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Memorial Union Terrace

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Description: Elevated view of the flagstone terrace. People sit at tables in the sunburst chairs. There are shadows of the empty chairs on the terrace as well as the s...
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Toy Sailboat

Date: 1927
Description: Edward Schmidt Petersen sails a toy boat in the shallow waters near the shore of Geneva Lake at Black Point. There is a chair and another child in the fore...
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Bathing Beauty Contest

Date: 06 19 1949
Description: Elevated view of crowd at E.H. Myrland's Farm's Sky Lodge at the bathing beauty contest at the dedication of a new swimming pool at the resort which opened...
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Spaight Beach

Date: 1982
Description: Men and women sitting or standing on a sandy beach. A small child is standing on the shoreline in the water. A small group of people is sitting on a grassy...

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