Far Rockaway Beach, New York c. 1901 RB190110 Costume Brown bathing dresses and white bathing dresses, hats, parasols. None. Actions On a blustery day at the seaside, the men, women and children gather on a bank of sand and enjoy the beach (1). Commentary The colors of the costumes her are rich in brown and white, but absent some of the blues, reds, and green also seen in beach attire during this period. Source Alfred H. Maurer, "Far Rockaway Beach," collection of Antonette and Isaac Arnold, Jr. Scanned from Ronald G. Pisano, Long Island Landscape Painting 1820-1920, A New York Graphic Society Book, Little Brown & Co., Boston, 1985. 1 picture. |
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