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Ladies in White A Beach Gathering

Fire Island, New York
c. 1900 FI190010

Costume
   Longsleeve white dresses and suits, sun parasols, hats.

Face and hands.

Actions
   A group of friends celebrate Independence Day at the beach (1).

Commentary
   This turnof-the-century photograph documents a summer outing on Fire Island.

Source
   Long Island Historical Society, Brooklyn NY. Scanned from Ronald G. Pisano, Long Island Landscape Painting, 1820-1920, A New York Graphic Society Book, Little Brown & Co., Boston, 1985. Date is estimate. 1 picture.
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