June 13, 2009

in love with
























Also, more LIFE beach photos by Wallace G. Levison.



















A man at the beach in push-up position w. a barrel around his waist, 1897.



















Three fully-clothed women, Gertrude Hubbell, Ruth Peters and Mildred Grimwood, hiking their skirts at the shoreline of the beach in Averne, Queens, 1897.



















Mildred Lord talking to Mrs. Simpson as her son Chester Lord aggressively peers into the camera at Sea Gate Beach. Brooklyn, 1911.

2 comments:

Amanda said...

OOooh I love these! Man, you gotta love that LIFE photo google search thingamajig. SO wonderful!

Patricia said...

these are so great! why are you looking at this particular photographer?