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Circa 1904. "Surf bathing at Easton's Beach, Newport, R.I." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Holding on to a rope probably isn't such a bad idea, if you are wearing one of those lady's bathing dresses.
I like the guy in the hat. He looks to be wearing a wool dress coat. His trunks look more like modern swimming jammers, so he may be a time traveler, lol.
This gentlemen may have been way ahead of his time with his hipster outfit: suit jacket, turtleneck, cool hat, and shorts.
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