LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Two girls standing together on beach, each with their left foot raised]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTcvMDEvMDEvdHdvLWdpcmxzLXN0YW5kaW5nLXRvZ2V0aGVyLW9uLWJlYWNoLWVhY2gtd2l0aC10aGVpci1sZWZ0LWZvb3QtcmFpc2VkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/243/jpg "[Two girls standing together on beach, each with their left foot raised]")
![[Girl in pantaloons standing by bench]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvZ2lybC1pbi1wYW50YWxvb25zLXN0YW5kaW5nLWJ5LWJlbmNoLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "[Girl in pantaloons standing by bench]")
![[Man, woman, and girl in foreground on beach, with man holding girl's foot]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXdvbWFuLWFuZC1naXJsLWluLWZvcmVncm91bmQtb24tYmVhY2gtd2l0aC1tYW4taG9sZGluZy1naXJscy1mb290LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/21/webp "[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]")
![[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")
![[Two Wakamba girls, full-length portraits, standing, facing front] - Frank G. Carpenter collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTAvdHdvLXdha2FtYmEtZ2lybHMtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXRzLXN0YW5kaW5nLWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC1iYmMxNTAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Two Wakamba girls, full-length portraits, standing, facing front] - Frank G. Carpenter collection")
![[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]")
