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[Portrait of a three swimmers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.02.034 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1920 Pagination: 1 photograph ; Order a Copy

One photograph of three swimmers circa 1920. The photograph features three people in swimsuits in the water. They seem to be laughing at something out of the frame. A notation on the back of the photo reads, "169."

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