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Islands - Coney Island beach - [Sunbathers.]
(1) Sunbathers on Coney Island Beach. August 8, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) A general view of the beach and the crowd of sunbathers. August 8, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (3) An extremely dense portion of the beach, showing the ocean and, dimly in the distance, a small sailing vessel. August 9, 1932. P. L. Sperr.
Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection
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