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On the Beach

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A child wearing a bathing suit is standing with their feet in shallow water as waves approach the shore. On the reverse of the print is written: "A tiny tot surveys the expanse of Lake Michigan from the sandy beach at Terry Andrae State Park, Wisconsin."

Date Created:
1938
Creator:
Ferguson, Dorothy

Publication Information

Creator
Ferguson, Dorothy
Date Created
1938

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
11 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
PH Series 2375.3.17

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013OEJ
Legacy ID
WHi 133468

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Child at Terry Andrae State Park

Child at Terry Andrae State Park

1938

Small child standing on the shoreline of a sandy beach, looking out at the waves, at Terry Andrae State Park on Lake Michigan.

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Terry Andrae State Park

Terry Andrae State Park

1938

View down slope towards a pine tree with three main trunks silhouetted against rolling dunes on the shore of Lake Michigan.

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Terry Andrae State Park Beach

Terry Andrae State Park Beach

View along shoreline showing the wide sandy swimming beach along Lake Michigan at Terry Andrae State Park. Two people are on the shoreline.

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Lake Michigan Beach

Lake Michigan Beach

1965

The Lake Michigan shoreline in the Kohler-Andrae State Park, named after John Michael Kohler and Terry Andrae.

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Terry Andrae State Park Beach

Terry Andrae State Park Beach

The bathhouse and wooden boardwalks at the swimming beach, Terry Andrae State Park.

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Terry Andrae State Park Beach

Terry Andrae State Park Beach

White sand and breaking waves along the beach at Terry Andrae State Park.

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