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The Rope Line: 1904

Circa 1904. "Surf bathing at Easton's Beach, Newport, R.I." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Circa 1904. "Surf bathing at Easton's Beach, Newport, R.I." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

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Hold on tight!

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.

Fashion Forward

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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