swimminghole

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Clothes of swimmers hanging on a telegraph pole, Lake Providence, La. The children from the nearby farms and neighborhoods go swimming, on Saturday afternoon and Sunday, in the lake (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • David said:
    You can almost feel how hot it is! I need to go for a swim!
  • advocateone@sbcglobal.net said:
    It is amazing how history has been captured by the photographer. It is the essence of Mark Twain, but happening in 1940. Very intense in bringing the past to life.
  • Wandering Lizard said:
    And no one steals their clothes?
  • aware health said:
    What do you suppose the cardboard is for? Someone seems to have collected it.
  • general weather said:
    I'm sure some of the cardboard was used for re-lining the insoles of the shoes. New shoes were hard to come by. Back then, everything was recycled.

American Magazine, cover, No Swimming Allowed

from George Eastman Museum

  • 14 older comments, and then…
  • Shaggy Umbrella said:
    I love this!
  • madaboutplaid said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called PLAID LOVERS, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • 碧兒 said:
    Like Barbie (芭比娃娃) ~ :P
  • Canardo said:
    Why is the water so cold? Maybe that's why there's no swimming allowed. Or maybe the alligators.
  • λL℮لλ₪Яλ said:
    Lovely!