LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Young woman in bathing suit with small dog in front of studio backdrop of beach]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUveW91bmctd29tYW4taW4tYmF0aGluZy1zdWl0LXdpdGgtc21hbGwtZG9nLWluLWZyb250LW9mLXN0dWRpby1iYWNrZHJvcC1vZi1iZWFjaC1lZGNmMzYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/403/jpg "[Young woman in bathing suit with small dog in front of studio backdrop of beach]")
![[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")
![[Girl dressed in a pierrot costume with a small black dog on her lap]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvZ2lybC1kcmVzc2VkLWluLWEtcGllcnJvdC1jb3N0dW1lLXdpdGgtYS1zbWFsbC1ibGFjay1kb2ctb24taGVyLWxhcC1iZjc4NzYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Girl dressed in a pierrot costume with a small black dog on her lap]")
![[Young woman posing in bathing suit with other bathers and spectators in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEveW91bmctd29tYW4tcG9zaW5nLWluLWJhdGhpbmctc3VpdC13aXRoLW90aGVyLWJhdGhlcnMtYW5kLXNwZWN0YXRvcnMtaW4tYmFja2dyb3VuZC02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Young woman posing in bathing suit with other bathers and spectators in background]")
![[Boy with dog, a study made at Oceanside, L.I.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvYm95LXdpdGgtZG9nLWEtc3R1ZHktbWFkZS1hdC1vY2VhbnNpZGUtbGktNWVhNzFiLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Boy with dog, a study made at Oceanside, L.I.]")
![[Five women in swimsuits on icy beach], 2/23/24](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvZml2ZS13b21lbi1pbi1zd2ltc3VpdHMtb24taWN5LWJlYWNoLTIyMzI0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Five women in swimsuits on icy beach], 2/23/24")
![[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]")
