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  • Four Tahitian girls

    Four Tahitian girls

    Manuscripts

    Four young Tahitian women in white dresses and flowers in their hair sit on steps of house. One holds an accordion, one holds an unidentified instrument.

    mssJL JLP 38

  • South Sea natives

    South Sea natives

    Manuscripts

    A group of Marquesan men and women inspect a camera on a tripod in front of wooden building.

    mssJL JLP 308

  • Tahitian native girls

    Tahitian native girls

    Manuscripts

    Four nude young women stand on knoll near shoreline with ocean in background.

    mssJL JLP 325

  • Malaitan native women

    Malaitan native women

    Manuscripts

    Three Malaitan women sit on a pile of stones, looking directly into camera.

    mssJL JLP 244

  • Annual "Bathing Girl Parade." Balboa Beach, Cal. June 20, 1920

    Annual "Bathing Girl Parade." Balboa Beach, Cal. June 20, 1920

    Visual Materials

    A line of young women wearing bathing suits, shoes, and stockings are standing in front of the steps of the Pavilion at Balboa Beach. Some are holding banners that say "Spalding Maid." A sign on a building says "Balboa [illegible] and Palisades Tavern." Spectators are in the background, and a building with a sign for Balboa Post Office.

    photCL 555

  • South Sea natives

    South Sea natives

    Manuscripts

    Men and boys on fishing outing. They stand in shallow water, some pull a rowboat to shore.

    mssJL JLP 306