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[Photograph of four people]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.02.495 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1920 Pagination: 1 photograph ; Order a Copy

One photograph of four people circa 1920. The photograph features two men and two women. They are in swimsuits seated in the snow. A notation on the rear of the photo reads, "I was cussing the photographer here because he thot it was funny to keep us waiting as long as possible before he snapped us."

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