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Swimmers on a Pier
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Large group of young women and girls lined up on a pier. A group of them are perched on a diving platform on the end. A man and woman are in a boat in front of the diving platform. Everyone except the coach (right side) is wearing a bathing suit. Eleven flags are spaced along the pier. The wooded shoreline can be seen in the background.
O'Brien, Warren S., Waukesha, Wisconsin
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W012AHL
WHi 90621
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