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Bertha F. Beasely Jumps into the Water

Ocean dock, New England
Arbor Day 1901 BB0110

Costume
   Patterned and solid bathing dress shortsleeved bloomerless hose and shoes.
   Two males in swimshirts and pantaloons.

   Bertha only has bare arms.
   The males have bare arms, knees, and feet.

Actions
   Bertha and two friends step off the pier into a channel (1).

Commentary
   Note that the two men are barefoot, but tht Bertha wears hose and shoes.

Source
   Photos from Bertha Beasely's scrapbook, this one from Arbor Day, 1901.Bertha F. Beasely, "Family Album," Horizon, November 1958, p. 121. 1 picture.
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