How to Use the Images

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Photo 1: A lifesaving crew with
beach apparatus cart, ca. 1890s.

Questions for Photo 1

1. Describe what is taking place in the photo.

2. How difficult does it appear to have been to get lifesaving equipment a long distance down a beach? How might this have affected rescue attempts?

* The photo on this screen has a resolution of 72 dots per inch (dpi), and therefore will print poorly. You can obtain a high quality version of Photo 1, but be aware that the file will take as much as 30 seconds to load with a 28.8K modem.