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[Photograph of a man on the beach]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.02.067 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1940 Pagination: 1 photograph ; Order a Copy

One photograph of a man on the beach circa 1940. The photograph features a man standing on a beach. He is holding a hat and is standing along a section of beach just out of reach of the waves.

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