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A Husky Bunch: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 1:55pm.
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Coney Island, New York, circa 1905. "A husky bunch." Hide your daughters! 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Fiery
Submitted by hillie_bolliday on Sun, 05/29/2011 - 12:54am.
Looks like a lot of redheads, especially up front. Irish Tag Team, perhaps?
Unmarked Cats
Submitted by John Kisch on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 8:13am.
Nary a tattoo in sight.
How refreshing.
Shocking- no Stockings!
Submitted by Zoreo on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 6:19pm.
This is Shocking!
Where is that girl's bathing stockings?
Girls can't show bare feet in 1905.
What will be next?- bare knees???
Must I Say It
Submitted by Jeb70 on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 5:46pm.
I sure hope that poor little kid in the boater hat didn't get caught in a high wind out there on the beach. His ears would have beat him to within an inch of his life. Other than that, he is a cute little kid and very well dressed.
Star Bellies
Submitted by Bill Cary on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 2:28pm.
Historical beaches to Shorpian reaches
To display it or not, those Star Bellied Sneetches
This picture proves they didn't all wear the same tank top, black & white striped t-shirt, or plain black wool bathing costume. Maybe this picture inspired Dr Seuss. Evidently even back then some Sneetches had stars upon thars, some did not.
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