LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Man, woman, and girl in foreground on beach, with man holding girl's foot]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXdvbWFuLWFuZC1naXJsLWluLWZvcmVncm91bmQtb24tYmVhY2gtd2l0aC1tYW4taG9sZGluZy1naXJscy1mb290LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/170/jpg "[Man, woman, and girl in foreground on beach, with man holding girl's foot]")
![[Man and woman standing at waterfront, looking out to sea]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDEvMDEvMDEvbWFuLWFuZC13b21hbi1zdGFuZGluZy1hdC13YXRlcmZyb250LWxvb2tpbmctb3V0LXRvLXNlYS02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Man and woman standing at waterfront, looking out to sea]")
![[Two girls standing together on beach, each with their left foot raised]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTcvMDEvMDEvdHdvLWdpcmxzLXN0YW5kaW5nLXRvZ2V0aGVyLW9uLWJlYWNoLWVhY2gtd2l0aC10aGVpci1sZWZ0LWZvb3QtcmFpc2VkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Two girls standing together on beach, each with their left foot raised]")
![[Boy, girl, and man sitting at waterfront]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvYm95LWdpcmwtYW5kLW1hbi1zaXR0aW5nLWF0LXdhdGVyZnJvbnQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/15/webp "[Boy, girl, and man sitting at waterfront]")
![[Group of boys standing on pier; beach with dinghys in foreground], 7/30/[23]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjMvMDEvMDEvZ3JvdXAtb2YtYm95cy1zdGFuZGluZy1vbi1waWVyLWJlYWNoLXdpdGgtZGluZ2h5cy1pbi1mb3JlZ3JvdW5kLTczMDIzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Group of boys standing on pier; beach with dinghys in foreground], 7/30/[23]")
![[Young women on the beach] - Victorian era public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEveW91bmctd29tZW4tb24tdGhlLWJlYWNoLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Young women on the beach] - Victorian era public domain image")
![[Barefoot young girl wearing dress and hat; fake beach scenery in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTcvMDEvMDEvYmFyZWZvb3QteW91bmctZ2lybC13ZWFyaW5nLWRyZXNzLWFuZC1oYXQtZmFrZS1iZWFjaC1zY2VuZXJ5LWluLWJhY2tncm91bmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "[Barefoot young girl wearing dress and hat; fake beach scenery in background]")
