colbyColgateClevelandPhotos_colbyJessie_groups_003

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title: East Hampton Beach

subject: Beaches

subject: Bathing suits

description: A sepia-toned photograph of a beach scene in 1886. The inscription on the back reads, "Jessie Colby, East Hampton, Aug. 1886," although Jessie has not been specifically identified in the picture. There are about 25 bathers, all appearing to have a good time in spite of the wool bathing suits of the time.

source: Jessie Colby, Box 5, Folder 4, Colby Colgate Cleveland Photographic Materials, MS2001.086

publisher: Colby-Sawyer College, Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives

date: 1886 August

contributor: Initials W.R.F. are on the front in the lower right corner

rights: Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to the Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives.

format: image/jpeg

type: Image

identifier: colbyColgateClevelandPhotos_colbyJessie_groups_003

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