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Sea Urchins: 1905, from Shorpy's
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JohnnyEnzyme piefed.social JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-11
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Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1905. "Children's Delight (Young's Pier in background)." 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company.

Post with comments and full-size photo at the brilliant Shorpy.com site. A colorized photo is also there.

ITCHY & SCRATCHY:
To those saying the kids look miserable: how would you feel wearing dark, waterlogged, 100% wool suits in the simmering heat of a New Jersey summer? --"hillie_bolliday"

121yrs later, I... did not know their suits were made out of wool! 😯
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PancakesCantKillMe lemmy.world PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-08-09
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Shorpy’s is amazing. Thanks for the post!
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southsamurai reddthat.com Southsamurai@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-08-02
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That one kid looking at the photographer with intent to harm
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