How in the heck does that shower work? Must be some sort of foot pump to operate it...?

[They work the same way the shower in your house works. - Dave]

I'm guessing this is close to the site where construction began 15 years later on the Jefferson Memorial.

I live quite near Washington DC. That's absolutely the Lincoln Memorial in the background!

Pushball never quite caught on, but no one has commented that it was reincarnated, in a version that was both anarchistic and socially responsible, as Earthball. Of course, Earthball didn't catch on either.

Notice the two officials. "OK, you hooligans. Take it easy or someone might lose an eye."

There are so many interesting details in these photos that it's always a treat examining them! For example, there's a shower right in the middle of the river, to the left of the image. Like someone pointed out in another picture, the swimming suits look like they were made of some sort of natural fiber (wool), since they do have a tendency to climb and stick when wet. And this jolly scene takes place in a makeshift playpen of sorts, made with what look like stakes in the shallow part of the river. How different of today's hectic world!

I'm curious; in the background you can see a building. Is it the Lincoln memorial?

Is it not ineffably sad that so few girls are part of the frolic? One girl is separated from the fun, metaphorically enjoying the roughhousing joy--but from a distance.

To me, "Pushball at Tidal Basin" sounds like a euphemism, for, you know, something else.